It by Ivy Jones

It

Sometimes it has three sometimes it has four.

It is commonly used in the U.S.

This great invention makes eating easy

And allows anyone to eat in a

Hurry. It does look rather weird to some

Who have never seen or used it at a

Meal time. It could be seen as a weapon.

Wield like a sward to protect from strangers.

Another could use it as a hair comb

To twist, twirl, and turn the hair into curls.

They would look spectacular for a ball,

Especially if your prince charming is

There. To whisk you away at 12 o’clock.

For someone with a hook instead of a

Hand, it could make consumption easier.

Meat and potatoes could be eaten fast.

With this as the replacement of a hand.

Shiny silver that reflects when polished

Will grab the attention of sinister

People. They will not hesitate for a

Minute cause the price they will receive is

All they care about. Their reasoning is

Usually not very good because

It will pay for habits, not good for them.

Sometimes it has three and sometimes it has four.

Its handle is long and straight which makes it

Easy to hold. Not everyone prefers

This utensil for meal times, but it can

Be seen in almost every house in town.

“What is it?” You may ask. A fork that’s all.

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Poem of the Day: Fork by Charles Simic

This strange thing must have crept   

Right out of hell.

It resembles a bird’s foot

Worn around the cannibal’s neck.

As you hold it in your hand,

As you stab with it into a piece of meat,

It is possible to imagine the rest of the bird:   

Its head which like your fist

Is large, bald, beakless, and blind.