The tongue celebrates the surface —
spice, sweet, sour, thrill.
It flirts with flavors,
chasing momentary highs.


But the gut?
The gut decides what stays,
what nourishes, what heals —
and what must be rejected.


Taste is attraction,
but digestion is truth.
The tongue can be fooled,
but the gut — your core — never lies.


So too with people:
like flavors, words may charm,
looks may dazzle,
but the soul — the gut of your being —
knows who brings peace,
and who hides thorns in their smile.


Beyond the taste,
what transforms you — endures.