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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