1 Minor White, Rochester, 1954
BROIL THE CRUST SO
IT’S BLACK
AND
CHARRED
DRY AND
SHARP,
EARTHY
AND DENSE
REMOVE THE SKIN AND SQUEEZE
THE PULP
OUT
HARVEST THE ORGANS
AND STUFF ITS REMAINS
SNAP THE
CARROTS
AND
DISPOSE OF
ITS ENDS
MASH THE GARLIC AND SPLIT THE GREEN
BEANS
A
FISTFUL
OF
SALT
BRUISE
THE HERBS
TILL
THEY’RE
TENDER
THE MACHINE
WILL GRIND
YOU INTO
DUST
GRATE
THE CHEESE
AND
DEVOUR IT’S
SOFT
MASS
1 Minor White, Rochester, 1954