I Like Pie

There's a lot not to like in this world

Tyrants and toxins, blood on the street

Drought and diseases, love in retreat

Oh so much not to like in this world

Doubt and deception, hope set aside

God taken hostage, science denied

Yet the nice things are ample

Here's one for example

I like pie

I really, really like pie

I like elderberry, lingonberry

Huckleberry, bumbleberry

Boysenberry, girlsenberry

Boys 'n' girls 'n' ev'ryberry

Sweet and warm and soft and gooey

Dark and meaty, thick and stewy

Full of fruit or salt and suet

If it's cake, then I say, Screw it

There's a lot not to like in this world

Fools in the statehouse, mines in the sand

Dope on the playground, poetry banned

Oh so much not to like in this world

Drips on the icecaps, dust in the field

Crimes undiscovered, truth unrevealed

There are still things to savor

Here's one that I favor

I like pie

I really, really like pie

Like it silky smooth or tart and tangy

Nutty, crunchy or meringue-y

Graham-cracker crust or crumble

I'll eat any pie but humble

Sparsely filled or overloaded

Unadorned or a la moded

Giving in is not defeatist

Life is sweet but pie's the sweetest