They should be almost like taste testers,
The good ones cleansing their palette
Before they go on to savor that next line--—
Dividing up sentences like cantaloupe quarters,
Pulling apart sections down to the last orange slice.

It's there, at the core,
Where they'll begin to linger over its distinct flavor--—
Delight in the first burst of irony
That leaves them craving more.

08/28/2007

Posted on 08/28/2007
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