Did He Spit A Cake? Poem by Job Ombati

Is a cake a thing you spit?
No, you don't!

³But,
Of course:
One can spit it
if
in it were
sand particles
fine,
hidden,
and grating
to the tired teeth.

¹³A little salty,
too much icing sugar
or smell of Asepsop soap?
or a tiny 'makonge' thread
hidden deep in it's fist.

¹⁸One can also
spit a cake-
taste,
tenderness and sacculency
not withstanding
or
Spit on AI aided mode.
or keep it
safe in a serviette
to eat it
in private-
away from the collective envy
and salivating eyes.

³⁰But wait,
he indeed spit a cake.
Right?

Did he really spit a cake?
Really, did he spit it-
as in...S.P.I.T?
What height
of insolence!
What a waste!
What a waste!
of sweetness
and effort
What an ungratefulness.

⁴²Who really spits a cake?

© Poems for Humanity

[Tuesday,25 November 2025 - 4: 28 p.m., Nairobi]```