Have you ever just... watched someone eat?
It's not such a pretty thing.
Infact, it scares the hell outta me
Cuz if you look closely while someone feeds
You'll see there's a primal beast lurking
Just below our humanity
It's really easiest to see
When the subject of your study is three
Seriously, if you wanna see what I mean
Just give a toddler a piece of string cheese
And watch them gnaw it apart with such predatory glee
You'll see bits and scraps torn away violently
As proof of humankind's wolfish gluttony
Shreds will dangle from the toddler's mouth, you'll see
Like the guts of a tiger's prey, out on some prairie
In a gory wildlife documentary
And when the toddler smiles, that smile will be
The baby-toothed victory grin of the hungriest shark in the sea
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Hahahahahahahahha you're absolutely right! They eat like savage beasts 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣