Elvis Costello loves tomatoes
and I fear them.
My fear turns to hate in their presence
and I don’t know what to make
of this disgusting knowledge.

If my hero loves this horrid substance
what does this mean of his taste?
He also likes “Pop Life.”
Must I now also hate Prince?
I don’t know where I stand!

I need help figuring out decisions
at this point.
Shuffling playlists and picking songs
will not work if the prophet has proven flawed.
Must I now follow Joe Jackson?
Ani DiFranco?
Taylor?

Do I…
Do I have to try a tomato again
for the first time in forty years?
Say it isn’t so!