Long Cornstarch Poems

The child sat on the sofa,
her body laiden with bruises and covered in lice. 
She was only the age of one,
         maybe two.
     How could this be true?
I stared at my friend and she at...

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Sara tiptoes across
The kitchen floor
To get some heat
She opens the oven door

Sheets in the window
Sara calls them curtains
Mind weary, Soul hurtin'
Sara

Sara lives by the train tracks
At Sixteenth and O
Her Mama calls it a shack
But to...

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speak it as it was to be
something for a world of
people to love and admire.
delicious and special.
she wanted something that was flavored naturally.
we determined that a sweet fruity flavor would
be best. because she was cooking...

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When you have a desire
for something,
You have an intense craving 
that just won’t quit.
For some people 
it’s called a Nicotine Fit.
Desperate people will check 
the ashtrays
Before they ask…
Can I get a cigarette?
They crave and enjoy...

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Lyricvixen's Dark Cherry Blueberry Chocolate Ice Cream (Low-Calcium)(not-vegan) )

11.1 oz - (OR - 330ml or four 1/3 cups) Embe Coconut Milk -
             ...

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4 CUPS OF PORK-BUTT SLICED
1/3 CUP OF CORNSTARCH AND 1/3 CUP OF WATER(MIXED)
1 CUP OF LIME JUICE
1/4 CUP OF CHILI PEPPERS(HOT)
1 CUP OF ONIONS (CUT INTO WEDGED PIECES AND BLANCED)
2 TABLESPOONS OF SOY SAUCE
1/4 HONEY
1/4...

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referred to as
a creation
where lovers
enjoy what they eat
something greater and grandeur
than something ordinary
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6 pork chops
1 tablespoon of cumin
1 tablespoon of garlic powder
2 tablespoons of cayenne
1 tablespoon of onion powder
1 tablespoon of celery salt
4 tablespoons of...

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I spread my toes wide in the sand,
tanned feet in stark contrast,
the white sand squeeked like cornstarch,
saw the shadows that we cast.

She sat forward, hunched, hands clasped,
her shoulders round and frail,
her clear blue eyes were...

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I got Giddy Ma's cookbook to find a user-friendly recipe
Because I was inclined to make a deep-dish apple pie
Pastry baking is not my bailiwick, so I ask for immunity
I want to be honest; there's no...

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she looked into the cupboard
and handed me this
" look Bouis, I have sumthang for you,
it was your great, great, great, Grand cousins recipe for
his magic porkchops."Ya'll be like poo dinna: futcum fair!"
she said she was...

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2 yucca roots peeled and diced
3 quarts of boiling salted water
add roots, when softened
remove from water
and smash them while they are hot
allow to cool

measure two cups
add, 3 egg yolks
2 teaspoons of white pepper
 2tablespoons of...

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El Vals, she spoke my name
to have us to come in
for lunch.
" than oh gracious
might we dine
together
 a celebration of man
in the sight of God
might we dine
to strenghthen us to
dance"

El Vals is a roasted
pork with...

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Some days I drift back to smoother times
when we used to scurry
through the streets with a clearer mind
we had no worries

See our elders showed us a better way
it was no killing, we used to box
so...

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2 cups of crushed pork rinds ( hot and spicy) or crushed fritos
1 tablespoon of Garlic powder
2 tablespoons of cayeene
1 tablespoon of onion power
1 tablespoon of salt
2 tablespoons of cornstarch
2 cups of flour
In a plastic...

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2 POUNDS(OR 1 CUP AND 1/2 CUP) OF ITALIAN SAUSAGE MEAT BROWNED AND DRAINED.......


4 CUPS OF JASMINE RICE ) BROWNED(
2 TABLESPOONS OF GARLIC POWDER
1 TABLESPOON OF CAYENNE PEPPER
1/2 CUP OF DICED SAUTEED GREEN PEPPERS
1/2 CUP...

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2.5 cups of chickpeas
2 egg yolks
3 t of lime juice
4 tablespoons of garlic
1/2 onion
1/2 flaked fish
1/2 t of dried thyme
4 T shredded coconut
1 teaspoon of smoked paprika
4 T toasted sesame seeds
2 Tablespoons of flour
2 T...

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5-6 pounds of meaty oxtails
1 cup of olive oil
1 cup of flour
3 tsp. Of dried thyme
5 tablespoons of cilantro
1 cup of celery
1 cup of chopped onion
1 cup of red bell pepper
3 chopped chipotle peppers
1 bottle...

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3 CUPS OF SHREDDED CABBAGE
1 CUP OF CHOPPED SHRIMP (RAW)
1 CUP OF CRABMEAT
2 tABLESPOONS OF CRUSHED GARLIC
1/4 CUP OF MINCED ONION
1/4 DICED CARROTS
1/4 CHOPPED CELERY
2 TABLESPOONS OF CAYENNE PEPPER
3 EGG YOLKS
3 TABLESPOONS OF SESAME SEED...

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One bag of gingersnaps
1 cups of butter
1/4 of ground pecans

Mix and cover bottom of
square casserole pan

One can of corn kernals (drained)
2 cups of cream cheese
2 tablespoons of coconut rum
1/4 cup of coconut milk
1 tablespoon of....

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MIGHT THIS PLEASE SIR?
4 CUPS OF STRAWBERRIES
1 CUP OF THINLY SLICED RHUBARB
2 CUPS OF STRAWBERRY CHAMPAGNE
1 & 1/2 CUP OF WATERMELON CHAMPAGNE
3 CUPS OF SUGAR
1/4 CUP OF LEMON JUICE = 2 TABLESPOONS OF CORNSTARCH
5 TABLESPOONS...

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