Chopsticks

Like walking through long grass
Legs tangling and tripping
My fingers fumble with the grip
Of chopsticks
An awkward invention
I can't seem to fold my mind around
Yet I don't want to starve.
I perservere
Watching others
Who seem to use them
With a grace I so lack.
Patience is what is called for
And I let my mind wander
inhaling the fragrance of lavender
To sooth my battered nerves
Finally I manage a piece of sushi
All the way up and into my mouth
It is only when I am enjoying the morsel
That my dinner guest
Suggests sushi can be eaten
As a finger food.

Lines = 21.

Prompt for: Feb 25 (RenFyn) ▼

Subject or Theme: Chopsticks
Word(s) to Include: finger, lavender, grass (or any derivatives of these words)
Forbidden Word(s): food, eat, rice, piano, pair (or any derivatives of these words)
Additional Parameters: at least 19 lines, rhyming or not.
Remember, do not use forbidden words ANYWHERE, including title or the brief description.
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I can't resist: Chopsticks....
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