Chicken on Date Night: Yes or No?
“It’s hard to impress me with chicken,”
Some say,
Yet others may remark—
“It’s hard to impress me with caviar.”
It all depends on what you prefer—if you think about it, that chicken was once nothing at all.
It is hard for him to know what food you like.
Or what little things you may focus on in life.
Like your favorite color,
Or your favorite artist that gives you refuge on dreary nights.
He couldn’t know that you dream of traveling all over Europe,
That you love to run through the flower-filled meadows in the mountains,
That you love to stay up at night and talk, and talk, and talk.
He doesn’t know you well at all.
What if you never got asked out to dinner?
What if he did not seem to care for you at all?
Then you will surely say, “Chicken’s not so bad after all.”
April 28, 2025 at 8:15 am
I love how you spin the initial judgment of the phrase into gratitude as the speaker delves into how little details don’t matter; the gesture’s effort is what is important!
April 28, 2025 at 8:21 am
I like how you brought awareness to judgemnt as human nature and ways in which it is harmful for growth. It is important to give people a chance especially when you don’t know them well at all.
April 28, 2025 at 8:25 am
I really like how you put chicken and caviar next to each other, it shows how everything depends on preferences. I also think that the way you describe seemingly a beginning of the relationship is interesting and exposes the inner thought process.
April 28, 2025 at 12:08 pm
I like how this piece alludes to the complexities of meeting new people and turning pages in life, all the while using chicken to do so!