Going Nuts

The old chap sat beside his bed and dozed.
His social worker came along and stopped
to chat. She said hello, and she supposed
he’d like to sit up straighter, kindly propped
him up, and cleaned the drool mark on his chin.
A bowl of almonds sat upon his tray
but when she offered one, he gave a grin
that showed his gums, and waved the nuts away.

He said, “You have ‘em luv,” and as he spoke
she nibbled one, then ate some more, but thought
that it was odd to give a toothless bloke
a bowl of nuts, and asked him why they’d brought
such things. “Oh it’s okay,” the old bloke gloated,
“At first they all wuz chocolate coated”.

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