Peaches

 

Peaches

In a bowl

If I could only put my mouth

up against them

and sleep in their perfume

Peaches,

peach, peaches

blushing in rose

sweet yet pungent as

4 a.m.

unnecessary pit

inside you peach

scythe within you peach

red and ochre blood

as you slit in half

but if only I bite you

your sweet water will flow

and when I suck you peach

my tongue will become white

and the bowl that holds you

is it cold and smooth?

Do you despise the other peaches

or are you resting peacefully

on their backs

Is your only fate

To be swallowed or may you just sit

a placid peach

 

 

Susan Russell
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