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If we froze with a fork in our hand...
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paraphrased from a quote from William Borroughs......_________________________________________________________________________

If We Froze With A Fork In Our Hand


Before we took the bait


and just before the bite


before we enveloped it with


our hungry breath


before the mindless flap


of our coated tongues


before we smashed it


with a new set


of porcelain teeth,


and the day to day


grind of our cracking jaws.


How about,


if we just


took a second


to simply


pause?
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Reviewed by Chantilly Lace (Reader)
Reviewed on November 17, 2006
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Reviewed by Joyce Bowling
Reviewed on November 17, 2006
Enjoyed this...If I froze with a fork in my hand...hmm, maybe we would be more thankful for our food, think of others who are less fortunate than we, maybe we wouldn't overeat, or maybe we would slow down and enjoy the taste of our food instead of engulfing it...don't know but your write has given me much to think about. Great job!
Blessings,
Joyce Bowling
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