I was inspired to write this piece several years ago when I was providing after-school child-care to a boy from France. Very often he would recount to me the teasing and taunting he received at lunch because his lunch-box contained food foreign to his peers. Initially, I wrote the poem out of empathy, but I soon found I was having great fun playing with the foods and rhymes. I too find end-rhymes restrict the message and often sound contrived. I also have noticed that children (my chosen audience in this endeavour) respond really well to this form of poetry.

Once again, thank you for responding,
andrea