Splat Art Magazine

Hi everyone! Please enjoy this poem by Andrew Field, Splat's newest contributor. Look for Andrew's first interview in the forthcoming issue of Splat Art Magazine, which is also our One Year Anniversary Issue!


The Philosophy of Hamburgers
for Michael Kocinski

I don’t care what anyone says. The world is beautiful,

and happiness hits when you least expect it,

like tonight, at Wendy’s, eating alone,

ten feet away from perfect strangers,

a Black man writing earnestly in a journal,

two white high school girls chatting behind me,

this huge delicious burger in my hand,

and a whole morning tomorrow to talk about poetry.

The only thing you can do is praise –

the sheer joy of being alive, the miracle of it.

Where else do you get cold nights

when you can’t feel your fingers,

warm rooms to thaw in and read,

beautifully irritating students and friends who juggle oranges,

teachers who talk about Hesiod and freedom.

This fantastic place, this world –

where you get whatever you put in,

where you can choose to be happy.

All it takes is a huge hamburger,

some terrible music playing overhead,

a cold January night.

Once again I wanting to thank everyone around me,

to say thank you, thank you, thank you…

Andrew Field