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Elegy of a Chemist MAG

April 11, 2024
By Caroline2013crg BRONZE, New York, New York
Caroline2013crg BRONZE, New York, New York
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Favorite Quote:
"Home is not limited to where you come from, but unlimited to where it will be." - Caroline Gordon


Bunsen burners, now 

replaced by a tea kettle

lab gloves, oven mitt


Layering pasta

sauce and cheese to bake on high.

An hour, waiting


Questions boiling: 

Why put me in the kitchen?

How can I escape?


The oven timer

rings, your questions unanswered–

mitts, pencil, paper.


Your experiments,

written on recipe cards

archived for science.


The author's comments:

Inspired by Rita Dove’s writing exercise.


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