the blackcurrant joy

I will drown in their refreshin’ juices

tiny bits of seeds on my tongue, teeth, lips

the palate relishes its finesse fete

fatten enormously in its own gown

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it reminds me of a berry hunt, hot

summer in my garden later, mouth stuffed

with raspberry, strawberry, cherry taste –

complementin’ an unusual trip

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all the shadows from behind the tall trees

could not be irradiated by the truth

at the root of all this philosophy

of not bein’ involved in greedy myths

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tell me now, god of nature, if you dare

is it justice, got stuck in my throat, fierce?

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October 2022

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