Your Blueberries
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I enjoyed this. I can really see the characters. Knot makes good points as usual. I do think the last line overstates it. I would suggest: 

I open and close it,
and open it again,
but I just don’t see 
anything I want

We already know that his son filled the fridge with food he likes, so it’s evident to the reader it’s not food, but leaves enough ambiguity that maybe the narrator feels the lack, but doesn’t know what will fill it. 

Thanks,

(01-26-2020, 12:56 PM)Mark A Becker Wrote:  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.
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Messages In This Thread
Your Blueberries - by Mark A Becker - 01-26-2020, 12:56 PM
RE: Your Blueberries - by Knot - 01-26-2020, 11:51 PM
RE: Your Blueberries - by bbcashdollar - 01-27-2020, 04:45 AM
RE: Your Blueberries - by Knot - 08-25-2021, 09:30 PM
RE: Your Blueberries - by Mark A Becker - 01-28-2020, 06:58 AM
RE: Your Blueberries - by Joshua Smith - 01-28-2020, 11:42 AM
RE: Your Blueberries - by Camer028 - 01-31-2020, 01:21 AM
RE: Your Blueberries - by LSClanton - 04-01-2020, 11:00 PM
RE: Your Blueberries - by Gerryswo - 08-20-2021, 04:54 AM
RE: Your Blueberries - by Mark A Becker - 08-25-2021, 04:54 AM
RE: Your Blueberries - by busker - 08-25-2021, 05:13 AM
RE: Your Blueberries - by Mark A Becker - 08-25-2021, 05:48 AM
RE: Your Blueberries - by Tiger the Lion - 08-25-2021, 06:31 AM



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