You can hold your breath for as long as you like.
You can ask me nice
you can treat me mean.
You can do anything that you want to do
but you’re not getting my secret recipe.
It’s not happening.

I’m keeping it private.
I’m keeping it safe.
My recipe stays in my hands
for now
and you can experience the results
along with everyone else
but you don’t get the recipe.
You don’t get the ingredients.
You don’t get a single section
of this sacrosanct secret process.

It is mine
to do with as I will
and
as long as I live
it will stay mine.
And you may try to outlast me
but I can hold my breath a long time too.