check please

it's a terrible restaurant,
though shiny and clean
on the outside.
the food is cold,
bugs everywhere,
the silverware is bent,
the wait staff is rude.
it's over priced,
and undercooked.
but we give it another chance,
and another,
hoping that the advertising
will at some point
be true. we gaze at
the air brushed ham
and eggs, the steaks on
the grille, we drool
over the glamor shots
of potatoes
and pies, the spreads
of cheese and olives,
all making our mouths
water,
opening our eyes.
but it's a sham, a
scam, a lure just to bring
you in. nothing is what
it seems, once you take
a bite and try to swallow.
check please.