Round Two

We had put in a hard day’s work
On a construction project
And it was time to call it a day.
After each of us had showered
The four of us headed off to eat.
We had spent the day
Building an appetite
And were ready for a meal.
There just happened to be
A little Mexican seafood place
Not to far away
That caught our fancy.
Each of us decided to order
The special of the house
And were treated to the most incredible
Jumbo shrimp dinner
Any of us had ever had.
Cooked in garlic butter,
Those shrimp were better
Than any lobster I ever tasted
And they were almost as big.
It was probably a combination
Of us being hungry,
The camaraderie of a group of friends,
The ambience of the place
And the succulent taste of the shrimp,
But we looked at each other
And decided to order again
Against our better judgement.
We savored the first round
But we really had to work
To finish that second round
And it somehow didn’t taste
Nearly as good as the first.
No matter how good the meal
I’ll never to do that again.