Lemon
In Sunday-go-to-meeting
clothes, the Betty Boop
of fruit, a natural-born flirt,
can be very unpretty.
After the first sweet sip, drips
a brutal aftertaste. They say blood
can’t be squeezed from a turnip.
Sometimes, no matter how
hard you try, lemonade
can’t be made from a lemon.
Sugar hides a multitude,
but it's no good to be
both hungry and afraid.
Tess Kincaid
February 2011
Posted over on her site Willow Manor
Listed as #3 over on Magpie Tales 55
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