mole poblano · puebla

There's a color in the pot
like late dusk.

Deep brown with a red heart — molcajete patience.

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the many-to-one

Never one thing.

chiles · chocolate · toasted seeds
old bread · almonds · cinnamon
every one toasted slow, then folded in
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the hour

You don't rush mole.

It sits and talks to itself — the way a
family Sunday asks for time.

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why i cook it

Every ingredient keeps its voice.
They sing together —
like my floor, when it works.

Mole is patience, and patience is
love you can taste.

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