Tinfoil

Wrap the meat of it all together,
and lock in the juices that swell with flavor.
Simmer the sinew till it is full and rich and thick,
till it leaps to be enjoyed and savored.
Then you will know that you are ready,
and all the better it will taste,
when you appreciate what it was and has become.

Andrew Venegas
San Jose
SJSU
poetry