sometimes it’s sweetened with jam
sometimes it’s tough and stale
you can oil it down
or, butter it up
and savor the chew
salt, to taste
the Bible says: man does not live on bread alone
but sometimes,
he has to
Allison Whittenberg is an award winning novelist and playwright. Her
poetry has appeared in Columbia Review, Feminist Studies,J Journal,
and New Orleans Review. Whittenberg is a six-time Pushcart Prize
nominee. They Were Horrible Cooks is her collection of poetry. Killing the Father of Our Country is her latest novel.
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