NaPoWriMo, Day Twenty-Eight: “Cheese”

Cheese

It’s obviously
overindulgent,
an unhealthy joy
that we’re not
built to consume,
but yet it’s so
spectacular,
the rich salt of it
and round burst
of flavor, varieties
enough to study
for a lifetime,
names of places
now famous,
Cotswold, Gouda,
the Appenine
hills of Parma.

Thanks for reading! April is National Poetry Writing Month, and this year I’m writing and publishing a poem about food each day. My 2021, 2020, and 2019 NaPoWriMo poems (about GIFs, the Fast and Furious movies, and car insurance, respectively) are still live on Medium, so check out my profile if you want more.