The Art of Chewing Gum

Many arts there are but none More difficult more painstakingly done Than the ancient art of chewing gum Describing process of the work's refinement quite impossible Sculpture gum's a fickle medium The chewist must he have fine teeth Incisors sharp mind's-eye like a needle Molars jut like rubber stamps To print clear patterns like a map Teeth crucial though they are The tongue is more important far Its tip must narrow to a point The rest be thin to roll its middle Fold a deep red floor within But then we only talk of tools Our sculptor must he gentle be And to a sensitive degree A nervous mouth in one who drools Will melt a form create debris Gum sculpture's not for active men One sits one flips so carefully To chew's disaster don't you see Coughing? Spitting? Burping? NO! Don't get lost in a picture show The ancient art of chewing gum Drove one man to use a gun His work was perfect done with ease A bust of rare complexity But then this sudden tragic SNEEZE!