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Oh to Be a Yam!

by Ethan P. Richter, 2024

Oh to be a yam!

White, pure,

And wholly unsure.

As those who grow

Confuse what they know.

 

A gift sweeter than any apple on Earth!

Or a root, 

born of a different group,

Not quite as sweet

As it may seem

 

Orange or beige or white?

Confused and lost,

Unsure of the cost

How to be sweet 

When thoughts don’t seem to complete?

 

Oh to be a yam!

White, pure,

And wholly unsure.

If I don’t quite know who I am,

Does that make me simply a yam?