Potato

Potato
Is it a fruit?
A vegetable?  
A starch?
 
The history behind the potato
dates back nearly 350 million years
and shares a lineage with other plants
such as tobacco, peppers, and tomatoes
 
I think of you when I see a potato
I wonder what this ugly root
has in common
with the majestic goddess
who stands before me
 
Without the potato, over a million
Irishmen died from starvation
Much like how my soul would
without your nourishment  
 
It has been a great influence
on scientific inventions
the way you influence me
to exceed my own expectations
 
It wasn't gold that so many explorers sought
when looking for El Dorado  
the potato that held the true meaning
for the City of Gold
 
As I search every nook and cranny
of your mind, body and soul
I find that all I was really looking
for was your love and attention

which was there the whole time...
My Eldorado...
 
My Potato