Left to Spoil

At what point did you decide I should parish?

Left on the shelf to let bacteria dine.

Are you happy now that I am spoiled?

Rotted by whim or planned by design.

Were you tortured as I expired?

Or was it the sweet release that you had in mind?

Have I always made your stomach sour?

Or was I marvelous before my decline?

If so, did you ever think to take me to dinner?

Or were you too embarrassed to pair me with cherry red wine?

Unless of course you’d rather I thank you for

allowing me the pleasure to smell this new foul odor of mine?

I suppose I’ll completely rot before you answer

so I’ll just wait,

and lay alongside,

incredulous decay with my pride.

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