THE SALT OF THE EARTH



Anne Sexton
Wrote something
About death

Saying more or less
That it
Tastes terrible
Like salt

Salt is not bad
It has a full flavor
It makes food eatable
Even if the food
Doesn’t look good
Or tastes good

Salt makes it all better
Next time you see
A dish
That your afraid
To eat
Add a little bit
Of salt
And take a bite