The Right Ingredients I Need Poem by Mark Heathcote

You've got all the right ingredients I need
you're like sweet crème fresh to me
soft and delicate with a kick of lemon
on a stick of celery & a bit of mild heat
a bit of wild horseradish & something non-
fattening in the middle of the night to eat;

you're like a rib-eye steak, very juicy
you're so very lean; you keep me mean
to keep me keen, together we're like-
salt & pepper, with a little bit of rosemary
some wild thyme, a drizzle of olive oil & red wine
you've got all the right ingredients I need.
You're like a sweet piece of cheesecake.

With enough strawberry tang to leave
ah, whispers of vanilla, ice cream.
You've got all the right ingredients I need.
The faintest tastes of mint chocolate are lingering.
Murmurs of naughtiness implanted in my heart & soul.