'Orange' by antonfrost

orange,

simply;
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an impression,

a handful
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of summer;

a year cut

into four quarters.
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rotund angles,

juiced nodes,

thin skin stuck in teeth.
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fertile cervix,

rind pores.

the birth of taste,
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light beyond visibility.

memories,

mother's terse fingers
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undressing the orange,

making it easy;
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rolling cloth away

from a wound,

the warmth of careful touch.
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sound of knife laid
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on the countertop,
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fingers sharp with scent,

flaring around the fruit,
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accommodating,
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shiny with the

clean invisible cling

of survival.
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>>>fave this gorgeous writing here>>> orangeorange,
simply;
an impression,
a handful
of summer;
a year cut
into four quarters.
rotund angles,
juiced nodes,
thin skin stuck in teeth.
fertile cervix,
rind pores.
the birth of taste,
light beyond visibility.
memories,
mother's terse fingers
undressing the orange,
making it easy;
rolling cloth away
from a wound,
the warmth of careful touch.
sound of knife laid
on the countertop,
fingers sharp with scent,
flaring around the fruit,
accommodating,
shiny with the
clean invisible cling
of survival.

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