a drawer full of dull knives

i reach into the drawer

for the sharp knife,

not the dull

knives that have been in

there forever,

some for three wives.

i need a serrated

sharp knife to slice this

fat red tomato

i'm about to put on a

sandwich.

i need it to cut the onion

too and the peppers,

the lettuce. then

the toasted bread 

once i put it all together.

truly it's the only knife

i need in this drawer,

but how do you get rid

of the others?