Recipe For Life

Chop some hate and melt it down, add a dash of tears,
Spoon in a bit of modesty and evaporate your fears.

Take a slice of hurt you felt, now add it to the pot.
sprinkle lightly with some shame, let it all get hot.

Now prepare you pride with elegance, and leave it to one side,
And get your hands all sticky, with the secrets that you hide.

Grate some anger and some guilt, mix it all with love,
Now you need a piece of soul, I recommend you wear a glove

Add a 'thank you' and a 'please' and try a 'love you too'.
Let it all simmer for a lifetime, then enjoy your stew.

oh this is

good, a bitter stew. Great wording and format. raskin

Thanks Raskin

ur comments are appreciated as always...peace.

recipe for life ...

Ah brilliant! We all need to shed and share, to be fair. Melt it down, boil ...

inflictfreedom.....

thanks for commenting, I think ur new here, so welcome to the site and Ill keep an eye out for ur work.,peace.

Allegory

I love the metaphors you use here. This is really great stuff. The thought behind it and presentation is excellent.

Dolan

hey Dolan,

Thanks for the kind comments, I appreciate it as always...peace.

nice

nice

hey mimi....

thanks 4 reading and commenting....peace.

ZAYNEB...

Zayneb... may i come over for dinner... i'll bring the desert and we can talk about the after life!

Great poem!

Ray AKA Yobarney

yo....

my name dude!...all printed up big and bold,,,wassup wid dat?....anywayz, about dinner...sure I'll cook and u bring desert...but be aware....muslims eat in segregation, so u might be in eatin with my pa....but u will be treated like royalty in an Arabs house....if that all sounds too complicated....we can just talk about it here,lol...peace.

It's kind of scary

Nothing against your dad ... I would love to meet the father of such a talented writer... But I would be afraid I would use the wrong hand or show the botom of my feet or some other atrosity that would offend him... You would have to teach me all the muslim traditions!

:)

Ray AKA Yobarney

naa, its not that bad....

u just have to wear a turban and kohl on your eyes and maybe eat caramelized camel eyes.....Im sure you could handle that......oh and watch out....never make eye contact.....or your eyes might be next on the menu....peace.

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