The Hamlet Project

I hate that I can’t stop thinking about chicken tenders
When I consider this line.
I don’t even know which terrible fast food restaurant
Came up with this name for their chicken strips
But it’s stuck and no matter how I try to push this image away,
Fried, breaded, little strips of chicken
Come dancing back into my brain.
I see Polonius in a little fast food paper hat,
Holding up these deep fried bits of “chicken”
And saying, into the camera, this line –
In the style of a celebrity endorsement advertisement.
And Ophelia, in a booth next to him
Smiles and takes a bite
Vowing “No! She can’t believe it! These are the best tenders she’s ever had!” Then an announcer’s voice tells us the amazing deal and gives us the company tag line
As Polonius and Ophelia take a bite of their tenders simultaneously and grin at each other and nod. No one can believe these tenders!