my shell shielded me
from sharpened worlds that
would wound, grown to protect
my dark, chicken-yellow heart.
egg—rotund, pressure-proof
ellipse: entire, set apart; resisting
contamination & fracture.
until you tiptoed in, tapped me
on your edge...
until you cracked me,
dropped me in hot butter
& scrambled my yolk.
I’m humbly grateful & devoted--
with toast.