Cruel Chili Choice

some time ago
I encountered a dilemma
     consume a ghost pepper
     or habanero
one would cause pain and suffering untold
the other would be unpleasant
     but bearable

advised to choose the
lesser of two evils
     I perceived that the choice was a fraud
     but even I didn’t see
that the harmless habanero
was in fact the dreaded
     dragon’s breath chili

lucky for me it
didn’t quite kill me
     only nearly I
     barely survived
forced now to face the
very same quandary I’m tempted
     to eat the ghost pepper

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