In the base at the heart of the cinder cone
\nSits a man who (accustomed to dining alone
\nIn impeccable white with a gauntleted hand)
\nIgnores the procession of dish drones unmanned
\nTo consider the boy who, despite being doomed,
\nSat down at his table and quickly consumed
\nHalf a dodo; pommes frites; a petit-four sold
\nBy a Saudi ex-prince, iced with edible gold;
\nTruffle-sauce veal served with saffron baguette;
\nand fruits with no name from the wilds of Tibet.
\nAt last, when he’s sated, cocksure as he’s young,
\n“Let’s talk,” he says, tiger still strong on his tongue.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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