Enjoy enjoyment
“Enjoy!”
exhorts the waiter, brightly,
placing the dish before me
for my delectation.
Enjoy..? It doesn’t look
all that appetizing, actually,
to my jaundiced eye.
A bit congealed.
Not quite what I imagined
when reading the menu.
Feel disgruntled,
tempted to send it back.
But I’m hungry,
so pick up knife and fork
and take a bite…
You know, it isn’t
all that bad, after all.
Tastier than it looks.
My spirits rise, even manage
a smile for my companion.
By the time the waiter returns
to enquire if everything’s OK,
I’m able to nod and beam
with genuine enjoyment.