“Monsieur, you really ought to try
our fresh pate of love.
It’s best of all our specialties,
(next to our charbroiled dove).
But this new dish is guaranteed
to make your tastebuds sing,
And then to top it off: your pulse
will soar, your ears will ring!
And though its pungency is apt
to take away your breath,
on swallowing it lacks the
common aftertaste of death.”
“Well then”, he says, “it seems
I’ll try a small piece of her heart --
but have it fixed to go since
it’s not offered a la cart.”