have some cheese

women love
cheese.
they know all about it.
when you visit
them, they
have a variety
of cheeses sliced
and ready
on a plate.
the thought of cheese
hasn't crossed
your mind in
months. you know
American
cheese and blue.
that's it. but blue
is spelled
differently because
it's cheese.
there are crackers
on the plate too.
not lame white saltines,
but fancy
crackers from
other countries.
they are hard and
tasteless, but
crunchy.
sometimes there
are olives
too. olives
like you've never
seen before. all
shades of green,
black, different
sizes of olives,
but the cheeses
are fascinating.
arranged neatly
in rows.
soft and hard.
hot and cold.
you don't know where
to start as you
hold the tiny rounded
knife in your
trembling hand.
have some cheese
she yells from
the bathroom before
shutting the door.
i'll be right out.