Clubwich: An Art Experience

lay the lettuce on the plate first that damps down the sound of the iceberg lettuce which can disturb hearing aids if you’re into fartsy additional veg chop them up small and sprinkle it saves the whole edifice deconstructing when you take the pin out then a slice say an inch thick of wholemeal bread which you’ve soaked in olive oil and lemon juice and rubbed garlic across as if you were ironing the curtains of a dolls’ house then throw the half-tin of tuna or the salmon you’ve just caught on the top since after all that’s what you want to taste so put it out front stage and cover it with mayonnaise bet you’re drooling at this point maybe looking at your watch then eat while looking at a reproduction of a reproduction of Andy Warhol’s priceless screenprint of a Campbell’s soup tin gratitude may arise sheer poetry simple sensual immediate self-expression clearly communicated practical copy it in your faves slip it in your Pulitzer Christmas Cracker in place of the joke did I say joke since it touches the heart touches all our lives and for once you’ve read right to the end of a poem haven’t you and I bet you’ll remember it longer than the thirteenth verse of the Ancient Mariner similes metaphors you want similes and metaphors supply your own then they’ll be fresher than mine and more spontaneous more relevant yes that’s what I call a real poem