IT was okay for the whale
to vomit, mother said.
It had Jonah in its belly.
Jonah couldn't be released
any other way. But
it's not okay to stick
a finger down your throat,
despite how lousy you're
feeling. You have the best
hamburger meat – sirloin –
in your stomach that money
can buy. Chucking it is
disrespectful to the cow.