/ˈwän-tän/
Doughy skin,
Flour-based,
Whipped with egg & salt.
Elusive,
“plastic” paste—
What’s inside your vault?
Dreams fulfilled,
Seasoning-drilled,
Zealots cry, “Gestalt!”
Cookies, cakes,
Biscuits, flakes,
pasta somersaults …
Can’t compare—
Or even dare—
To point out your faults.
Boiled/fried,
Folded/tied,
Framed in white & smalt.
Tasty treats,
Filled with meat—
Winning by default.
16
3
2