We used to hang from trees
but are now shot down
in cold blood
in brood daylight
in front of our children
strange fruit
A few years ago...
we planted strawberries in our front yard
but for years now they have been left
unattended
uncared for
unsupported
and we don't
even want them now
we don't
even.
want.
them.
but every year
(without fail)
they spring up again
And this morning...
when I passed
I noticed them growing in
again
sad
worn
withered
(indicative of how we are feeling)
sad
worn
withered
unattended
uncared for and
unsupported
'cause even though this is
not the fruit we are used to
it is obviously
a new kind
of the same kind
of
"strange fruit"
that just won't seem to stop growing
WE MUST ADDRESS THE SOIL!
