Poem 113: In praise of offal © Bruce Goodman 19 September 2023 |
Not a sliver of liver ever passed through Helmut’s guts Not a piddly kidney ever passed through Tammy’s tummy. Not a stripe of tripe ever passed through Mephistopheles’ oesophagus. Not a waffle of offal ever passed through Valentine’s intestine. Some might find it shocking on Valentine’s part that he never had a heart. |