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Rated: E · Poetry · Food/Cooking · #2352630

Some students depend on the daily meal, while others stare in disbelief

Prompt: 1/8 - Distasteful Poem

The cafeteria's neon glow, the mystery meat sits,
Students lined up, eyes locked onto the watery grits.


A daring first-year, not very bright, lifts up his tray,

The worker, scowling, dishes a helping of watery whey.

The bean‑sprout brownie, wilted and brown,
Served a pickle like a small crown.

Sensing the ridicule, the cook erupts in a hissy fit,

"You're lucky-today's garnish is the janitor's spit."

Line Count: Eight

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