Suicide By French Fries Poem by Alexandre Nodopaka

Two old men, Eros and Thanatos,
life-long friends, sit in a restaurant.
They order the daily special and split it

straight down the middle in an amicable
tradition. The halves satisfy them fully.
Even the French fries that come with

the order are preferred by one over the
other so the quantity amply satisfies both.
But ordering one special qualifies them

for only one free soda. A sugary, lethal,
Coke. They solve the problem ordering
water that comes in free cups.

They split the soda but not the fries.
As a matter of fact one orders
a side order of the deadly bud

blaming it on the voice inside his head
irresistibly tempting the vortex
of the Big Void.

~~~
Alex Nodopaka © Feb 2020