the contest

you enter
the hot dog
eating contest
because you want
to prove something
to your new
love, you want
to show her
how strong
and powerful
you are, the skills
that you possess.
you want to woo her
into, well, i
think you know
what i mean, yes?
but you can only
eat two hot dogs
with relish
and mustard on
a potato roll bun,
before passing out.
maybe you should
have skipped on
the chips, and soda,
and potato salad,
they may have
helped fill you
up so soon. and as
you lie there
under the picnic
table you can
see her shaking
her head at
you groaning with
mustard all over
your shirt. the
least she could
do is shoo away
the flies.