Secretly a Love Poem

by Elizabeth Sczesnak

roasted coffee beans
citrine
lemon meringue pie
zest of lime
 
armpit sweat
baking bread
our own cultured yogurt
 
ginger root spice,
spearmint leaves
eucalyptus
& honeysuckle
 
toasted nuts
toenail gunk
hard-boiled eggs
cheese rinds
 
beer burps
late night souvlaki
vinegar and salt
 
fresh laundry
lavender stalks
 
chinatown.