Possible Observations to Consider About Life Through the Metaphor of Food
the dehydrated pea rattling around an empty plastic bottle
makes a great rattle for a child but
represents the entirety of your mortality
a secret being told to you
is the opening of a packet of chocolate biscuits
and you scoff the lot
doubt sticks to the roof of your mouth
like a fresh white bread and peanut butter sandwich
after adding a layer of butter as an undercoat
you take your tea with milk and sugar
same as your father
and recycle the teabag to make another cup
A Fullness in Brevity - Adam Byatt 