The Taste of Morning

A poem about everything and nothing and eggs

Nia Simone McLeod
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Published in
2 min readMar 10

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A Black woman with a bun atop her head sits at a table and eats pancakes.
Photo by Arina Krasnikova

A few moments after I wake,
peeking into the darkness of early morning,
I am already longing for breakfast,
the earthy sweetness of black tea,
bread soaked with egg yolk,
yellow and gooey,
a freshly peeled, perfectly-ripe banana.

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Nia Simone McLeod
ILLUMINATION

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