angry carrots

the vegetables
are angry
tonight.
you are cutting
them, jabbing knives
into the their
stalks,
slicing
the tomatoes.
peeling
the potatoes.
chopping
off the heads
of broccoli,
those orange
carrots,
then
boiling
and boiling
them into softness.
but they are good
for you, so
you don't mind
the torture
that you put
them through.
and after enough
salt and pepper,
and melted
butter,
they are ready,
so are you.