I Will Eat the Kidney

I did.  I ate it.  Several.

I was mentally strong

as I soaked and rinsed and floured and fried them,

knowing that chicken livers are the highest source of iron.

Enormous amounts of iron is what my body needs right now.

See how calm and peaceful I am?

It's like I do this.

Like I fry bloody chicken organs.

And then the oil started popping

and a piece of liver clung to my shirt.

My toughness began to melt away into

how I really wanted to feel:

disgust.

I have very little experience with frying food.

And with raw animal body parts.

The opposite of my favorite things.

 

 Have you ever bought chicken livers?

You probably have.

Locals here have told me the gas station

sells them hot and ready to eat.

Who knew?

Well, they come in a tub for $1.29 at Kroger.

Never again do I wish to buy them.

Or eat them.

Or smell them.

Or taste the lingering after-taste on my tongue.

 Instead,

I will stick to green smoothies.

1 frozen sliced banana

1 cup orange juice

and a blender full of spinach.

The way iron should taste.