ice berg lettuce

you went through a phase
in your life
where you bad mouthed
ice berg lettuce,
not because you didn't
like it, but because
other people were
dissing it.
those big light green
balls of leaves.
sure they were crunchy
and easy to roll
into the fridge, but
as far as lettuce went
ice berg was
pedestrian at best
to these people.
you may have even been
mocked by a variety of
dates you cooked for
who sniffed haughtily.
is that ice berg in
my salad. to which you
responded, yes I'm
sorry. then you went
to romaine and even
spinach leafs. arugula
found it's way
in to your house
as well as oak leaf
lettuce and boston.
you lost your mind
a little.
who were these people
telling you no more ice
berg lettuce.
but you have found
your way home again,
and it's ice berg.