Hungry: A Poem Written as a Recipe for Everything Worth Having

PoetryPersonal Essays & Reflections
Written By Dominique Wilder

stay hungry…

Mostly, for love

I like sweet things.

Last time, though, something was off.

Actually, I haven’t been able to get it quite right just yet…

Let’s tweak the recipe.

2 cups self-discovery
2 cups integrity
4 tests of perseverance
1 tablespoon of adventure
3 tablespoons of a celebratory nature
1 cup of ambition equal parts talent and resources
1/2 cup of teamwork — add more to balance the scale

Pour passion to taste — I prefer a lot

Preheat the oven — set to endless flame
Mix in a blow greased with Jesus all over
Stir with reasonable sacrifice, fold until healthy communication is smooth, and sprinkle in a solid support system

Bake forever

Can you smell the aroma that steeps this house?

A comfort that reaches into the soul from an oven filled

I could taste it through the tempered glass

A sacred love made between intentional hands

A mix made just right

Perfection remains unattainable but truth, depth, hope, and comfort are within reach

Within sight, in my nose, on my lips, of my dreams

I’m full

Dominique Wilder

I'm enthusiastic about thoughtful creativity. I'm best at taking big-picture ideas and breaking them into puzzle pieces worth constructing, and I enjoy the pursuit. I love strategizing, writing and laughing. I live to inspire people to be their best.

I'm a boy mom x2. A 4x published author, and I help others self-publish. A poet. A designer. A licensed hairdresser. A content and brand strategist for Google at work. I do strategic and design thinking for founders and organizations building something worth building well.

I shape chaos into clarity. I can turn anything into a story worth sharing.

https://www.dominiquebrienne.com
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