Ok, so I started this one, it’s a rehash of an old piece I wrote, and it’s probably the weirdest entry in Blogapalooza. I was in hospital, I was drugged out of my mind, give me a break. Giles rewrote mine and then passed it on to Iona.
Important Note: None of the information in this poem applies to Green and Blacks Organic Vegan Fair-Traded Chocolate of the Gods...
How to eat a chocolate bar mindfully
Notice yourself peeling open the wrapper
the sharp edges of the foil
the crackling noise as it opens.
Notice how you first touch the chocolate
is it with your fingers, your lips
your teeth?
Enter into the moment
become one with your experience
become one with the bar of chocolate.
Observe the texture and quality of the chocolate.
Does it dissolve as it touches your tongue?
Does it require chewing, or leave a fatty residue
on the roof of your mouth?
Notice the fat particles
passing through the intestinal mucosa
and into the bloodstream.
Become aware
of the layers of fat thickening
on your thighs, stomach,
and arteries.
Become aware of the events
that brought the chocolate into being.
Visual the growth of the sugarcane and cocoa
the humid climate, the sweat of the workers.
Were they paid a fair wage? Were they beaten,
discriminated against, abused?
Become aware
of the genetic content
of the chocolate.
Have the genes
been twisted
across species barriers?
Observe the molecules
as they interact with the cells
lining your gut.
Focus your attention
on the milk powder in the chocolate.
Does it contain Trans Fatty Acids?
Oxidised or rancid cholesterol? Pus?
Antibiotics? Growth hormones? Dioxins?
Notice any developing respiratory problems
mood disorders, or cancers.
Spare a thought
for the cows.
Now, bring your attention
to the taste of the chocolate, the bitter cocoa
the sugar burning down the back of your throat.
Melt into the moment
go all gooey!
Indulge yourself
go on - you deserve it!
I play clarinet, by the way.....and a little piano, but not much.
Posted by: Aaron at April 14, 2003 10:49 AM