TASTING CATHARSIS

like a pearl
of salty roe, foreign.
My tongue tests
the boundaries of memory, posing
in postures of simulation.  It does not
understand banalities:  external
cost, the pressure of perceived
prestige.  Its instincts more base,
blindly balancing.  In an instant,
knowing the correct process
to proceed.  Automatically purging or
savoring.  An intuition
separate
from the forced act of swallowing
whole.


About A.J. Huffman:
A.J. Huffman is a poet and freelance writer in Daytona Beach, Florida. She has previously published six collections of poetry all available on Amazon.com. She has also published her work in numerous national and international literary journals. She has is the editor for six online poetry journals for Kind of a Hurricane Press ( www.kindofahurricanepress.com ). Find more about A.J. Huffman, including additional information and links to her work at http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000191382454 and https://twitter.com/#!/poetess222.