Spam
The disgusting radioactive nitrate laden meat substitute
my single mom working full time
served with love and a pan-fried egg drenched in Mazola
Spam
Cooked in a small non-stick pan by
I, the latchkey kid to consume
after a vicious name calling day at Catholic school
Spam
Easy to open, cut into parts and thrown
into a pan of hot oil-how
the outside world treats a BLACK kid
Spam
The adult me still craves it and cooks it
although it’s now cooked in olive oil
as mom passed on
Spam
The consumption of this toxic delicacy is triggered by
childhood memories popping up time to time
along with mom working so hard
Spam
The packaging feels like steel protecting the
soft meat inside
like how mí alma prepares itself before stepping out…
* mí alma-my soul
