No Special Orders
He's says he's allergic, 
advises the head
with half-lidded eyes
“you do it, I’ll die”
but she’s no fool,
she knows the rules.
It's only egg and oil and water,
no way it will end his days,
so on American cheeseburger
and garlic French fries
the mayonnaise stays.
Notes:
My husband HATES mayonnaise; whenever he's ordering his western bacon cheeseburger he tells the sweet young thing behind the counter that he's allergic. I love the stuff; would slather it on anything. I wrote this poem in response to the "mayonnaise challenge" posted by http://www.upthestaircase.org/. The drawing came from http://betterpropaganda.com/, and the artists names are on the label.
