It Is A Fact Poem by RIC BASTASA

to soften the shell of an egg
rinse it with vinegar in a bowl
overnight

it will work too with the
shell of a crab

it won't work however
with a coconut
this one is hardest

in life it will

rinse your mind with the sourness
of a conversation
overnight

it will soften what
desire
or love
or
whatever
in you and you will remember
home

someone who still loves you
waits

in your lovemaking
you will think of doors.....