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# Five Easy Pieces
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/five-easy-pieces/
- Published: 2021-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2021-07-13T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: When you see Jack Nicholson tell the waitress to hold the chicken between her knees, you think it’s as good as it gets but it just keeps getting better And if the Oscars are anything like a wall of honor, then we do...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Short Poem, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

When you see Jack Nicholson tell the waitress  
to hold the chicken between her knees, you think it’s as good as it gets but it just keeps getting better  
And if the Oscars are anything like a wall of honor,  
then we do, we do need him on that wall

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**Author notes:** great contest idea https://allpoetry.com/contest/2783431-Paying-Respect-to-Academy-Experts--Actors-C The Jack Nicholson movies mentioned are of course the title -- Five Easy Pieces, As Good As It Gets, and a reference to A Few Good Men Here is the Five Easy Pieces "hold the chicken" scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdIXrF34Bz0