fish for breakfast

I do not swallow the pills in the way the container instructs me to
I like to pop the thick skins of them on my molars
slice them open with my teeth and feel their
slimy centres wriggle down my throat
to sit in my gut, then I
explore the empty shell left in my mouth with my tongue.
Then I swallow that too.
It needs to go down with an extra mouthful of water
else it becomes lodged

I like how the inside stuff tastes
I don't think you are supposed to like it
that's why they coat it in something else and say
"take with food”
If I'm going to digest you I
at least want to enjoy it
"The journey, the journey!”they say,
"is as important as the destination!"