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Fruit
The orb felt firm in some places
Like when you press a finger on your forehead
But mostly it was soft
Like your cheek.
It had a bright red colour
And such thin taut skin that will
Surely break upon impact.
Its pigmentation - inside and out -
Will stain everything it touches
Its pulpy flesh will explode in the direction
It is hurled.
Its juices will travel with the pull
Of gravity and drag
All its tiny seeds in every crevice
Along the way
The Director for Culture exited the building
And I was the one to cast the first stone
Well, fruit.
It exploded on his face like
Organic Facial Wash.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Like when you press a finger on your forehead
But mostly it was soft
Like your cheek.
It had a bright red colour
And such thin taut skin that will
Surely break upon impact.
Its pigmentation - inside and out -
Will stain everything it touches
Its pulpy flesh will explode in the direction
It is hurled.
Its juices will travel with the pull
Of gravity and drag
All its tiny seeds in every crevice
Along the way
The Director for Culture exited the building
And I was the one to cast the first stone
Well, fruit.
It exploded on his face like
Organic Facial Wash.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
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18th Feb 2014 12:35pm
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re: Re: Fruit
18th Feb 2014 2:12pm
Thanks Tim! This is definitely literal. I love ripe tomatoes. But this fruit wasn't eaten. It was thrown on someone's face! :)
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18th Feb 2014 1:03pm
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18th Feb 2014 2:13pm
Thanks Speak. I don't go for violent protests myself but this looked fun in poetry.. ;)
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18th Feb 2014 2:15pm
Thank you, kexby! :) I saw your comment before it got edited, it was funny and clever!! :) Thanks for reading!
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18th Feb 2014 6:29pm
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19th Feb 2014 10:39am
Another fascinating term, cheeky, which goes most aptly with this poem!
Thank you for the thoughtfulness, kexby, it was fine with me. :)
Thank you for the thoughtfulness, kexby, it was fine with me. :)
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18th Feb 2014 3:07pm
This is simultaneosly comic and poetic, Absinthe.
I always enjoyed the confrontation between natural and burocratic world. I think this is a good example of this idea in poetry.
I always enjoyed the confrontation between natural and burocratic world. I think this is a good example of this idea in poetry.
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19th Feb 2014 10:40am
Now that is a fascinating concept indeed - "the confrontation between the natural and the bureaucratic world." Thank you Celino! :)
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18th Feb 2014 7:16pm
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21st Feb 2014 4:05am
at his next conference, he'll post signs saying 'no food allowed.' I prefer cream pie attacks, but those are harder to conceal...
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