Of the Earth

--Its

secreted-

ingredient

-- in blood

-- in sweat

-- in tears

the pinch,

the squeeze

of knowing,

you are licked

-- for good!

and shaken

out to sea,

stirred--

face-first

across

the treated

surface

of the

slippery

road--

the trace

Leads in

tributary

to the toils

of those

whose

Slavery

ground

the way

for this fine

Seasoning

claimed as

Yours.

03.15.2023

Salty? challenge @Meadow