ode to corn on the cob

 by William Wright Harris

how i wish i could become you

pulled from

a pot of boiling water or

a chunk of aluminum foil roasting over red coals

butter smeared down my body in long gestures

pepper adorning my sides

hot sauce dripping between my cornels

teeth ripping into me in unspoken ecstasy

while gripped tightly in each hand

how i wish i could become you

at once being needed

and wanted

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