Sodium Suicide

Sodium Confesses

Some folks call me sodium
My friends call me salt.
The difference in my names is really no one’s fault.
I’m around when you can’t taste me.
I have fooled my lovers for years.
A pinch of me can be hidden
Without causing alarms or fears
I come disguised in many colors
In vegetables, liquids and foods
When served at dinners and parties
I can increase the festive mood.
As monosodium glutamate (MSG)
I make dull foods come alive
When I‘m needed as sodium bicarbonate (baking soda)
I can make your hot bread rise
And when you reach for a soda pop
Don’t think that I’m not around
I masquerade as sodium benzoate,
As you drink those flavors down
After you have entertained me,
You may never be the same
I cause your blood pressure to rise,
Sometimes without dizziness or pain
So to all of you who love me,
I am flattered without a doubt.
But I’d advise you to use a friend of mine,
Who has left the sodium out!