Eggs are soft inside with a fragile shell

potatoes are firm with a thin skin

Something strange happens when you boil them

Eggs become hard inside

Potatoes go soft and mushy

Of course there is a scientific reason

The proteins in the egg bind together under heat

The starch in the potato absorbs water and breaks down

It still remains fascinating to me

How different they react

To the same exposure

People are just the same

When faced with adversity

If you get into hot water

Do you crumble and let your resistance dissolve

Or do you stand firm and rigid

Are you an egg or a potato

I think I am a mixture

Sometimes I can be stubborn and resist almost anything

Other times I prefer to give in to end the conflict

I suppose that makes me a potato and egg salad