Mouthful equal to a smile

 there was something familylike about leaving the feast
all of these middle chunk folk prepared the bland foods

steaming and boiling it all until it would be edible

a mouthful is equal to smile

The cave was protection
it stretches forward into the present
in the form a of a sewer drain

Not a noble blessed cave
like the one we came out of

Leaving the cave
to live off the mountain
metaphor a mouthful
equal to a smile

and infants ignorance
oh hell it's secret wisdom
siphoned off through a new conditioning

The arc like hills lining the long voyage roads
provided the picnic spot for a family to ponder
the life of the rose before it faded

The food of life a fruit of planning
the privilege of planning
the belief of abundance

the culling of expectation
bland boiled food of life

sustenance in a smile

a purpose sharpened and elegant
more likened to the sport of work
the stainglass illusion necessity

leaving the cave
returning from approved vacation

fathers and mothers best intentions
were the seasonings
that never entered the pot

some prioritized writing them on the chalkboard
outside of the eatery womb

so that one would grin and grow their appetite

sustenance in a smile
entering and searching the flavor with tongue and curiosity
the cooks mistook the silence for satisafaction

the few lucky ones who abhor the spice
gleamed so
a mouthful equal to a smile