with fruit
like i used to be.
no longer lugging home
the full watermelon.
the cantaloupes,
or three pears
in a bag.
i'm off the black berries,
sour as all get out.
the strawberries
never sweet.
the grapes like wet
stones
impossible to break.
the bananas brown
before you leave.
it all looks good
in the shiny light
of the store.
buy two get the third
free.
but it's so true,
as i've learned the hard way,
that beauty
is only skin deep.
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