still life

the museum
is full of
paintings
of pears
and oranges.
assorted fruit.
a bowl of grapes
as purple
as purple can be.
sunlit plums
with angelic halos
and yes, they look
like pears
and oranges
and fruit, but
it does nothing
for you.
you shrug
and nod and move
on, walking
away, still
hungry.