ORSON

They say
Orson Welles used to eat like this
spurring on obesity

he did everything to excess
but he had arrived
by the time he was twenty

arrogant and well perfiimed
in iron corpulence
greasy hair pomaded
a self destructive god

It was expected in that era
to play such a role
and to believe it

his tables looked like mine
post carnage carrion
pints empty scotch and ice cream

after
he went off to be THE THIRD MAN
As for me the news is on
and I need to get ready for bed