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12 February 2013

after taste

I have no talent
for delicacy
my cakes are sugar coated
not my opinions
I am better built to mince meat
than words
my feet are long, heavy
you know I never could walk
on eggshells
without leaving a trail 
of destruction
so I crack with intention
whisking in fresh air
adding leaven, spice, sweet
the resulting treat
has substance
layered perhaps with contradictions
but genuine
with the lingering after taste
of truth



Hanging out at the pub for Open Link Night

 
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13 comments:

  1. Brian MillerFebruary 12, 2013 at 5:22 PM

    ha we are not much different...i tend to speak my mind in life...and sometimes that hurts...i have tempered it a bit with age actually...and a little intentionality...smiles.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 12, 2013 at 6:01 PM

    I like to speak my mind too... on important issues... I love the treading on egg shells and whisking spice in the air to come back to tasting the truth.

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  3. Jody Lee CollinsFebruary 12, 2013 at 8:16 PM

    Karin--what a great recitation of a 'recipe'!

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  4. AriaFebruary 12, 2013 at 8:54 PM

    ooo...I love this. Some of us definately season our cooking more than our words, but...I think you seasoned this, perfectly.

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  5. AriaFebruary 12, 2013 at 8:55 PM

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  6. Elizabeth DianneFebruary 12, 2013 at 9:48 PM

    Very clever and I think you said a mouthful!

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  7. kelvin s.m.February 12, 2013 at 11:03 PM

    ...deliciously baked... aww... smiles...

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  8. dianaFebruary 12, 2013 at 11:19 PM

    this is just fabulous, Karin. Fun - and insightful. Thank you!!!

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  9. HeidiFebruary 13, 2013 at 2:52 AM

    Funny title and clever use of food and speaking your mind.

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  10. Tammy@Fear NotFebruary 13, 2013 at 9:19 AM

    I'm so glad I popped in over here from my blog reader. Wow. I was just talking to a good friend this week about this VERY thing. And how her and I are both more of a "mince meat" kinda gals and how that tends to push others away (at times). But you said it so much more beautiful.

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  11. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2013 at 2:51 PM

    Very clever and enjoyable self-analysis. Well done.

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  12. Lisa notes...February 13, 2013 at 8:32 PM

    "so I crack with intention"

    and you're making me hungry too. :-)

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  13. lucychiliFebruary 14, 2013 at 4:29 PM

    baking has a delicacy to it too. and is a constructive breaking. =)

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