Are you sure you want to eat that?
It's so greasy it makes butter look light--
I really think it's a bad idea.

I've never seen a bigger Wonderburger,
I'm sure there's something wrong with it--
Are you sure you want to eat that?

Look at the blackened lines on it,
The gush of oil running down the sides--
I really think it's a bad idea.

There are so many other choices,
There must be something else you like--
Are you sure you want to eat that?

That scrap of lettuce is half wilted,
And it sure doesn't smell like mayonnaise--
I really think it's a bad idea.

It's a heart attack waiting to happen,
Or at least a bad case of indigestion--
Are you sure you want to eat that?
I really think it's a bad idea.

Another Sentinel Villanelle, or A Sentinel's Complaint
(by Toni's request)

Tell me you aren't going to drink that--

It smells of dead fish, looks like puke,
I think I'm going to be sick.

It cakes in my blender, stinks up the loft,
I can smell it on you half the day--
Tell me you aren't going to drink that.

There aren't many things that look worse than pea soup,
But that makes even the mushiest peas look good--
I think I'm going to be sick.

You say my burgers harm the earth--
You're competing with fish for their food!
Tell me you aren't going to drink that.

Where did you get it from, a pond?
I thought I saw a tadpole mulched--(gulp)
I think I'm going to be sick.

I grant I've eaten things as strange,
But it's not like you're starving as I was;
Tell me you aren't going to drink that--
I think I'm going to be sick.

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