Right after class
We drove to the city
In about an hour fifty
To test our mettle
In a food battle
As we took our seat
Two pounds of meat
Plus two pounds of pho
In a bowl of broth duh
To finish in an hour
Using all our eating power
Else we had to pay 22 dollars
From our meager coffers
We had to sign a waiver
Yet we did not waver
At first we were so smug
All too soon our pants got snug
Those pho do pack a punch
Soaking soup up like a sponge
Near the end of the hour
The taste of noodles turns sour
So to save our fragile sanity
We reluctantly paid the penalty
It’s the worst idea we ever had
Why, we must have been mad
We wanted to win so bad
Losing just made us sad
How bruised our ego
To see our dignity go
Our tummies were in such pain
No more pho for us ever again
Poem written by Sharon Ho.
Photographs taken by Lu Zheng.
Challengers featured: Patrick O'Leary (right) and Ezekiel Luis.
Pho Garden, home of the Pho Garden Challenge, is located in San Francisco on
2109 Clement Street, between 22nd Ave & 23rd Ave. For anyone who is interested
to know more or deluded enough to try, you can check out their website for more
details at http://phogardensf.com/.
