Food

Smell of fish and chips
In Blockbusters
Toffee popcorn, mmm
Ice Age 2 on the PS2
And Terry Gilliam’s Brazil to watch.
Pretty good night in.
Mum’ll send us out to the
Cornershop for ‘weeties.
Revels, probably.
Aero Bubbles also good.
Sometimes pesto pasta,
Instead – Casualty on a Saturday
Doctor Who’s on first,
Which I often fall asleep through:
On dad’s fat belly I rest my head.
Gurgle, gurgle.
Fajitas! With oldest bro
Sometimes happened too
When parents weren’t at home;
Watching an Adult Swim show
Like Aqua Team Hunger Force
Inappropriate, of course, but I, unphased
Make Fimo figures on the living room floor.
Wondering how they actually make refried beans?
Nowadays, I don’t eat fish
I’ve had enough with all the death
So now it’s usually an Italian dish
Or something with noodles
I’m cooking!
My girlfriend’s waiting with bated breath.
“What shall we watch?”
“Dunno, too much to choose from nowadays”
“Yeah”
Sometimes I make homemade pesto
Goes down a treat
Fiery breath, though
Just stand back a few feet.
She’s happy
But she doesn’t know
That it’s never as good as dad used to make it.