Sunny Side Up

is ghost essence a spice

in yr cabinet?

something whispered, "He's looking

for a man who can cook eggs,"

we must always remember

the secret ingredient.

The drawer slams by itself.

Joe Nasta is a foodie and poet vibing in Seattle. He has whispered four books of poetry into the world: I want you to feel ugly, too (2021); agony: love pomes (2022); blur/screenshot memories of platonic lust (2023); and salt-water poems (2024). He is the author of Halve It (2025), a collection of short stories available wherever books are sold. Ze is an associate editor for Elizabeth Ellen's Hobart. His grandpa always made him sunny side up eggs in Forest Hills, Queens.