Knice

December 5th, 2023

Soft flesh so easy to cut
Supple skin so easy to mar
Finding ways to mark here and there
Always new methods near and far

Till the ground, plow deep furrows
Tend each row and find
Red crop blossoming at the end

Carve out feelings while working the soil
Crush dissonant feeling in each clump split
Watch the scarlet well up in every strike made

This garden is gorgeous, a delicious story
Every heartbreak, each moment of stalling, emotional deliberation
Take your pick of crimson produce
Knowing the farmer who produced such bounty

If crimson isn’t your style
Seek out our neighbor down the way
Dealing in emotions and thoughts immaterial
A pallet most colorful and yet intangible