You Said That You Liked To Peel Oranges
You said that you liked peeling oranges
Liberating the fragile life that’s been walled off
I said that it seemed intrusive
You said that it was satisfying
That one day you just realize you are an adult
And you go to work and you go to the store
And you see all of these people despairingly disconnected
Desolately walled off
And you remember the warm embrace of your mother
And the loving touch of her hands
And you wonder why that went away
And you want so badly to replace it
To be acknowledged more deeply than a passing glance
And you wonder if anyone else feels the same way
Then you see a wall
But it’s different than the others
And you want to be on the other side
So your nail scrapes the skin
And there is an exhalation of vapor
A burst of luminous droplets
And it burn your eyes
But through your tears
You see the fragile life
That’s been walled off
Posted May 4, 2016, 7:49 PM UTC · edited