Buttered Beans

If you don't want them,
Don't waste my buttered beans.
Roast peppers and the onions,
Makes them tasty.
Don't play with the food I prepare.
If you don't want to eat..
Get up from the table.
Don't stay there...
Staring into the plate like you don't care.

'The signs have been outrageously,
Flickering in neon.'

You could at least eat the salad.
Something to nourish you.
You are not going to save the world.
People will do,
What they do and choose.

'The signs have been outrageously,
Flickering in neon.
It's unbelievable they can not see,
What around them is going on! '

I have yet to see that movie 'Avatar'.
I've read the special effects are great.
That director, James Cameron...
Hits a homerun,
Everytime he's up to the plate.
To eat buttered beans,
With roasted peppers.
There is olives and corn in there too!

'I saw this homeless family,
Sitting on a bench right downtown.
You should have seen the looks,
Of the people who passed them.
Many disgusted.
Most with frowns.'

I baked the meatloaf with breadcrumbs.
And I added soysauce to the mix.
If I were you,
I'd remove those scenes right now.
Whatever you do,
People are not going to accept your point of view.

'What on Earth are you talking about? '

Buttered Beans!
I try to keep what's on my menu,
Simple!

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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