Accommodation of Desire

I broke the dozen eggs 
I bought a few weeks ago. 
Only two of them are badly reddish. 
My eyes are fixed on the good ones. 
I forget to turn the stove on 
As Eileen's face appeared 
From the back side of my brain. 
I sit there glancing at 
The unmixed eggs; 
Thinking... 
Why are the reddish eggs 
Considered bad?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2006

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