TRUTH Vigilante: Ew, Icky. How Gross?

Melting Culture

Melting Pot
some things don't break down
boiled, simmered
on the back burner
Contents removed burn
over a camp fire
Contents used
highly sought after, broke down,
seasoned spirit
found its own flavor
burn, baby, burn
The superior stock
bland, gets seasoned but
more and more stock
left out, cheap ingredients
dried, ground, flash frozen
given to the homeless
what a hearty stew
in a galvanized pot
simmering within
Nothing melts, it congeals
separates
what clashes, fished out
what's left is about
two percent of an Arian blend
Flavorless but
People line the block
round the corner
for each daily batch revealed
Cultural stews melt
breed new flavor
tempt the middle set
Drawn to originality
unity of flavors
not forced
provided
even for the elitist tongue.
That melting pot --
rust bucket
to slop the pigs.
We need a chef
to infuse a new batch,
One who can carefully
blend and sauté stock so rich
the original recipe
can be thrown away
founded on ideals,
corrupted by too many
cooks in a hot kitchen.


3.21.23

Working on…

A book is coming…I keep telling myself…as all kinds of arbitrary deadlines near & pass…like blaring traffic. So, there’s that.