A compilation of poems that shows a cynical view on the world, as told by fifteen-year-old Blair Delancey. Although it's hard, don't jump. "for those who wish for the good old days, trust me, that's when strange fruit was hanging over a picnic basket and fried eggs..." page 23 "I speak to you all afraid of higher powers and to you satisfied ignoring the scent of a corpse to smell some flowers... page 34 "so these are my words of warning, just to prevent our ironic mourning for when our eggheads wake up to the morning, that's when we realize we caused the day death has been longing" page 5 The Dish of Unity dedicated to the Turks and Caicos Islands ...page 27