Childhood Memories

You told me you never ate the liver, only the bacon

your mother would set dinner on the table and you would eat the bacon

however you're a liar

someone who was forced to eat the dreaded liver before the bacon

you told me you ate only the bacon

and I guess this is a good story to describe the person you are

you are a man who ignores all the negativity

only speaking and remembering the good times

without dealing with the bad times

because bad times were my times my memories with you coated in bad times

we do not discuss those

we do not speak of the liver only the bacon

and if it puts a smile on your mustached face we can speak about the bacon

we can speak about the laughs and the love and the bacon

but please know that the liver existed

it coated your tongue in memories sour before the bacon washed it clean

washed the slime of organ from your tongue

and if that is what you want to remember about your life than so be it

but do not take my liver away

do not pretend that it was roses and bacon and love

because you were liver in my life you were the slime on my tongue

You told me you only ate the bacon

passing the liver off became your niche