I hate tomatoes the way they taste
How they squelch between your teeth
I even hate when people make tomatoes into paste
I especially hate the ones that rot under and beneath
I hate anchovies the way they smell
How they wriggle on your tongue
I hate the idea of them not living in a shell
I hate the way they look at me like they have been stung
I don’t get how people think that yams are okay to eat
I hate the colour before and after they have had a cook
They remind me of little people with little hands and and little feet
sometimes they are so disgusting I can’t bring myself to look
But even though I hate these foods in every way
I love to eat them sometimes when I go away