Tangerine Me
5.25.98

Someone rips
off my wrapper
My only protection
from the world.

My sweet tangerine jewel
now visible
now coveted
So tempting to
 those who don't understand.

Feeling out mutual desire
I allow you
to lick me.

Oh how sweet I am
the perfect drug
a heaven sent
luxury.

Not realizing
now you take advantage
of me.

Sneaking from where
I never go,
you attack...
grabbing, stealing
my innards.

Love is so blind.

All at once
I am gone, dead
My soggy paper rod
left to fend.

Stripped of all good
all thoughts,
and emotions
gone.

Dropped by the curb
I wash
into the sewer
disintigrated by the dirty,
crashing, thrashing
waters.

I never existed.

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