Yesterday, 02:24 PM
It's many many months later, but I thought i'd share my revised version.
grapefruit II
i pour sugar onto grapefruit
i don't like its bitter taste
once isn't enough;
still bitter underneath
that's why i don't eat grapefruit
and yet i still wait for you
and open wide when offered
craving sucrose
your sweet words smother
the hurt you gave me
but it lingers –
that bitter aftertaste
i hate my tongue
for how it craves
your taste – you;
like thick nectar
when you leave again
i’m left eating peel
mouth full of pith
still wanting more
grapefruit II
i pour sugar onto grapefruit
i don't like its bitter taste
once isn't enough;
still bitter underneath
that's why i don't eat grapefruit
and yet i still wait for you
and open wide when offered
craving sucrose
your sweet words smother
the hurt you gave me
but it lingers –
that bitter aftertaste
i hate my tongue
for how it craves
your taste – you;
like thick nectar
when you leave again
i’m left eating peel
mouth full of pith
still wanting more