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Turkey bacon in the skillet,
a subtler sizzle;
a milder smoke ascending.
not the strong salt of customs,
a slighter echo, though.
whispering of the festival
We still yearn.
It leans between two realms:
comfort as well as caution,
flavor and control.
Some consider it a fake.
a shadows of the actual.
Yet for others,
that will do:
a stretch of hope
health and that flavor
Can divide the same plate.
In its soft crackle
is a reminder
compromise does not have to be boring.
choice does not have to be punishment.
Turkey bacon is the center route.
where care combines pleasure,
where dawn starts
not with shame,
but with equilibrium.