Maria Famà
Patati
Patati!
Americans say Baloney!
My Sicilian family says Patati!
Potatoes! So humble,so commonplace. Patati!
To politician’s promises
Patati!
To flatterers’ compliments
Patati!
To advertisers’ claims
Patati!
We are schooled in humility
By Patati
We cannot ever be too proud
With Patati
Someone says he is a CEO
CEO of what? Patati?
You say you won a prize
A prize for what? Patati?
Honorifics?
The Dean of Patati
The Queen of Patati
The Cavaliere of Patati
The Contessa of Patati
The Doctor of Patati
The Bishop of Patati
Potatoes! So humble, so commonplace. Patati!
The world is full of Patati.
*Patati=Sicilian for potatoes, which is Patate in Italian.