The Bachelor's Gourmet Cooking Manifesto
A bachelor's life is, by necessity, quite simple
We're generally the same ourselves
Complications we avoid
They take from us too much energy
And if you look at our kitchen shelves
You'll almost always see
Our gourmet pre-made food
is for us the key
We would not know how to fry
an egg or make good tea
You see, if it ain't pre-cooked,
To just be microwaved
We'll shy away from those such products
It's ease and speed we crave,
This type of food only
Until our early grave
Now, just for special occasions,
We might use a can opener
for gourmet treats to serve
To those we wish to impress
With our elan and our panache'
Maybe Chef Boy-R-Dee spaghetti,
Oh tasty, tasty treat!
It's probably the most sophisticated
Meal we'll ever eat.
And there's always the drive-thru
For most important family holiday get-togethers
Taco Bell, McDonald's, and many others too,
Don't complain and ruffle our sensitive feathers
So if you own a frying pan,
And, oh God!, maybe even a pot!
That tells me right away,
A bachelor you're not!!
Copyright © Tom Bell | Year Posted 2007
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