Thursday, February 27, 2014

Slice Of Life - Day 1

Life is a grapefruit.
Sweet, sticky, pink pulp
dripping juice on my fingers.

Sometimes
I stab the orb 
and saw it in half.
Carefully slicing 
around the rind
separating flesh from fiber.

Or maybe I peel and pick,
popping pieces 
like candy, then
quickly devouring 
bite after bitter bite.

Always I squeeze
the last drops 
and
slurp.
 





2 comments:

  1. I love how you used grapefruit an extended metaphor for life. I can picture it so clearly. Be sure to include your unique url in your daily post...http://waggonerwhim.blogspot.com/2014/02/slice-of-life-day-1.html so that everyone can enjoy your words this month.

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  2. Welcome to slicing! This slice rings true for me. I love to "squeeze the last drops" out of everything I do.

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