Jealousy: A Vain Curse
Composed with envy atop his brick wall
A gust of wind coursing through his veins
Humpty Dumpty sat and pondered, with tears in his eyes
as he studied his broken remains
In 1803, he recalls of a time
where eggs were thriving in food
But alas, now these humans named, “millennials”
have found a new way to be rude
It all started with butter
that technically wasn’t so, an imposter among dairy alike
And then it was the dragon fruit, with skin so red
which I was surprised to see had no spikes
Lastly, the best “miracle” food all throughout the land
a fruit that pleasured humans from head to toe
The overused, oversold, all too hyped fruit
an expensive, Californian, avocado
Breakfast was never the same, with this confusing edible
a riddle that angered Humpty Dumpty so
As he saw avocado approaching, who smiled and waved
but simply reminded Humpty of his woe
Once avocado disappeared from his line of vision
A single, blue tear was shed
He kicked his right leg from out under himself
and lost balance due to his enormous head
“Why me?”, Humpty screamed as he pled to the sky
Big and blue, like the tears on his face
All the King’s Horses, and all the King’s men
Rushed to Humpty’s aid with haste
“Dear friend, do me justice and climb down from that wall!”
The king yelled at the solemn man
Humpty considered, and much to his horror
Took it lightly, with a grain of sand
“Why should I, your highness, bow down to your needs,
When you’ve never tried stopping me before?”
“Every day of my life, my heart filled with strife,
I sit atop this wall no matter how sore.”
“My heart is broken, my mind slightly scrambled,
As I sit in the sun and roast.”
“But my mind, far from easy, will never understand,
The concept of avocado on toast!”