Corn bread
Amber Williams
That sticky, crumbly, sweet bread
Is synonymous with
Sundays on Pine Ridge.
Boxes of uncooked mix
Hidden high in shelves
Where little hands can’t reach.
Cupcake liners make
Perfect beds for the mixture
To lay in while the oven
Does the magic.
Dough covers my homemade dress
And the counters,
But we only care
About that savory,
Long-awaited bite.
The mess can wait.
Amber Williams is a junior at Virginia Tech majoring in sports media and analytics with a minor in creative writing. She enjoys all forms of writing and is a sports editor with her college’s newspaper, the Collegiate Times. She also works as a production assistant with the ACC network. In her free time Amber enjoys writing and reading poetry, photography, painting, and watching hockey.
