Thanks for kind words and detailed feedback, I appreciate it :) I'm glad figuring things out without any tutorial felt satisfying, I thought having no instructions fit the vibe I was going for. The poem is sort of supposed to act as an abstract hint but I didn't do a great job of explaining that.
Thanks again for playing and the thoughtful comment.
Spoliers
"March to the beat, like a good little soldier" is supposed to be the marching chant Left, Left, Left, Right, Left
"Move your damn feet, the food eats better colder" is supposed to be move opposite directions until the food cools all the way and then click it (this one makes no sense typing it out lmao, not sure what I was thinking
"Always deceit, never grow any older" is just press any combination of arrow keys, the deceit is you are expecting a puzzle but anything works :p