Emily's Poem #19 - "Myths of Creation"

The chewy substance that is gum

The minty (or sweet) goo

Bringing satisfaction to our tongues

But one must wonder, how did it come to be?

It is said that there was once a man

Michael Gums

But he was no ordinary man

He was the most well-known gunslinger in the world

He was known as Rotten Gum,

Due to his bad breath

His teeth would strike fear into the hearts of his enemies

So much so, that one day they decided they had had enough

A man named Minty Harper

Consulted an herbalist to create something

That would clear his rotten teeth

She offered him a chewy white substance and instructed him to feed it to Michael

In the dark of the night,

Minty came to Minty and stuffed the substance in his mouth

Waking up in a rage his gritted his teeth, releasing the sweetness within it

Minty began to cry in happiness at his rottenness being cured,

and asked Joey to join him as a partner

And together, they made the company "Minty Gum"

And that's how gum was created

I think