Lickin’

Hmm, I’m hungry, better get cooking.

 

I am a person who really likes eating.

I’m so good I’ve thought of competing.

I cook my own food as it puts me at ease,

Let’s my mind rest (and the result has cheese!)

I like to use all my senses when I eat,

Smell and sight the first, they do the greet.

I hear the sizzle from blazing pans.

Touch is for when I eat with my hands.

Taste is the last but it’s the best one,

Although, mostly aroma, of which there is a ton.

When I cook outside I like to smell the smoke.

BBQ smoke waters the mouths of folk.

Once I got so into the food’s awesome scent,

That I did not hold back, not a single cent.

The world got fuzzy, filled with delicious.

I do suspect some was also nutritious.

After a while I came to in the kitchen.

Who would’ve thought of food so bewitching?

The waiter looked at me in confusion;

I’d licked the chef during my intrusion.

That’s one way of experiencing, I guess.

Not the most polite, I also confess.

I justified myself: The food was magic!

The cook understood, it wasn’t tragic.

He was quite flattered by my zeal,

So we made a pretty nifty dine deal.

If I became a weekly occurrence,

Not the licking, the food-money transference,

He’d make my portions with extra care,

As long as I also bring some friends to share.

I said “Hell yes” as fast as I could,

Came back next week with friends from my hood.

The food was even better, gave last week’s a kicking:

So the whole staff got a very friendly licking!

So sometimes I guess it’s not that bad

To express your thanks in a way that’s mad.

It probably comes off as a bit weird,

But it’s heartfelt, that’s always revered.

Licking someone might be misunderstood,

But they’ll get that, I know I would.