Sushi: An Ode to An Abby
Jessica Saltzer

                                                      Be raw
                   Be ragged on the edge
Edgey if you will

                   Be the salmon in the sushi on the rice Be the carrorts on the crou-tatay' tray


Be the open in bottle waiting still
Be the grains in the field waiting for the heat of the mill
                                            Be dangerous
Be the biker on the cycle in the air
Be the shark on the move
Be the wrong size shoe
Be the peppers in the salsa
That’s you

                                                                         Be the diver in the plane 
                                                                         Be the high rise
                                                                         The tower in the storm
The sand castle too close to the shore

Be the dieter with his fork in the cake
Be the heart with the break
                                                       Be human for goodness sake

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