Lindsay Anderson
Poem #4

Breakfast at Perkins

I’m eating at Perkins, what should I get?
My good pal Peter says get an omelette.
The server asks me what I want to drink.
“Ill have some coffee with cream,” and I’m set.

It’s really a simple choice don’t you think?..
When choosing sausage by patty or link.
Choosing a side of three pancakes or toast,
Too many decisions it makes me blink

Twice. Take a muffin to eat at the Post
Office. ‘They’re mammothed sized,’ Perkins can boast.
“Don’t stress too much your order will be fine.
Why not ask the host what people eat most!”

Build your own omelette for $7.99
It’s what I order here every damn time.
The mushroom and swiss, it tastes so divine
I won’t share with you, this baby’s all mine.