Take
1 egg to begin
3 cups of sugar to set you off
maybe even 4 (if you're lucky)
A dash of bitter herbs as you
scrape your knees on the playground
for the first time
Stir it up with a yardstick
And spice with salt and cilantro and habanero
to taste
Move on with a sprinkle of
chocolate powder
chef boyardee
cartoon reruns
sleepless nights
(in a good way)
Take
1, 2, 3, 4
Huge chunks of bonito
chip through them slow with tooth and nail
get frustrated
give up
try again
Douse it over with chocolate syrup and frozen pizza
and water bottles named Saturday and Sunday
(The bitter herbs from scraping your knees on the playground
for the last time
get lost in all the others
so much so that you only notice the aftertaste
much later)
Move on with a plastic degree
and the thought of a future
Take
A thousand kisses, blend them finely
add more alcohol than you care to admit and more than you can handle
pizza rolls
ramen noodles
mountains of papers
sleepless nights
(in a bad way)
flambè on high heat
get baked at 420
throw it all in the oven
and pray
Move on
if you are able to
Give
A kind glance to a stranger
A few dollars to a beggar
Words when they are needed
Silence when they aren't
And patience with yourself
As the bread rises
And the water boils
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