2005-05-11 - 9:07 p.m.
For my friend who says the way the world works has broke her heart: good news from the subcontinent.#1
There are those
That
When a fly drops
Plop!
into yellow daal
it is not their bowl of food they worry about.
It is the fly and her wings
The ability of fire and spice
To sear wings
And with so much kindness
They place the fly in their palm
Unfold a white creased napkin
Clean the wings
and the space
Between
the wings
with water rinse away
Any hot yellowness
Place the fly gentle
On the edge of the table
Until
by the end
Of our meal
The fly has flown
made her way
Back into the world.
