There are foods I don’t eat
foods that freak me the fuck out
without my ever having tasted them
– or, having tasted them just enough to identify,
I will just shut down and go tongually ballistic.

Many of these scary foods are white
like sour cream
cream cheese
mayonnaise
cottage cheese

or crema.

I have little experience with any of these.
Like Sam-I-Am in Green Eggs and Ham,
my ignorance feeds my fear.
Still, I remain well-fed on that
which is still within my diet.

All the other colors of the rainbow
are enough to keep me full
and then some.

I can even be adventurous with other things
but this kinda white stuff creeps me out.
I love whipped cream, though!
Just don’t trick me with anything else.