Your Blueberries

[Mark A Becker]

Feeding the Longing

Last week when I saw
your blueberries in our fridge-
only a few left-
I almost threw them away.

When our son came by
he cleared out the older food,
then added new stuff,
things that he thinks will do good.

I open it, close
it, then open it again,
but I just can't find
the one thing I wanna see...

Your Blueberries

Last week when I looked
inside our fridge
I saw that pint container
holding your blueberries.

I don't ever eat them
so there was still a handful left.
I should’ve thrown ‘em out
but I just couldn’t.

Yesterday our son came by
and cleaned up the fridge.
Then he kindly filled it
with food he knows I'll eat.

I open and close it,
and open it again,
but I just don’t see
the only thing I want.