“In Your Eyes Lunch(box)”
in your eyes
the light the heat
in your eyes
I am complete
in your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches
in your eyes
the resolution of all the fruitless searches
in your eyes
I see the light and the heat
in your eyes
oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
the heat I see in your eyes
–Peter Gabriel, “In Your Eyes” lyrics
If you’re an older parent of young kids, you no doubt are already familiar with “Go the F**k to Sleep,” Adam Mansbach”s paean to the joys(?) of bedtime.
In that spirit, I offer, “In Your Lunch(box),” a riff on the famous Peter Gabriel song:
in your lunch
the juicebox the treats
in your lunch
It is replete
In your lunch
I see a thousand raisins and chips
In your lunch
the resolution of all the fruitless whines
in your lunch
I see the carrots and beets
in your lunch
Oh, I want to be that replete
I want you to eat the veggies
the treats I see in your lunch
Apologies to Messrs. Mansbach and Gabriel . . .
