Greetings fellow Steemians! Here is my 41st 5 minute freewrite. The prompt is: "curry".

(Full disclosure: This piece took me significantly longer than 5 minutes to write)

Freewriting is a daily practice for most poets and fiction writers, designed to loosen up and get things flowing, like stretching before exercise. Visual artists, especially those who draw or paint from life (figures, landscapes, still lives, etc) do something similar in "gesture drawings". After reading several of @poetrybyjeremy's freewrite posts, I got excited to try these again. Many thanks to @mariannewest for hosting this daily freewrite!
https://steemit.com/freewrite/@mariannewest/day-176-5-minute-freewrite-friday-prompt-curry

https://pixabay.com/en/thai-curry-green-curry-curry-chili-1736806/

Thai in Los Angeles

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If it weren't for our friends
Who aren't white
And know where the good stuff is
We would never come to a place like this
Never have the chance
To hear them ask
"Hot, medium, or mild"
And bring pain regardless
Exquisite
Transcendent
Snot bubbling from our nostrils
Sweat beading on our foreheads
Tears streaming down our faces
As we laugh
And talk
Like this is normal for us
When in fact
It's heaven.

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