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vivid mandarin
blood of, bright in my mouth
surprised again by how GOOD it is

drop everything to give it my full attention
all five fingers gripping a segment
each involuntarily keening towards the fruit

each begging to be drenched
edge of teeth made more known by
tearing into brittle skin

do you know how it feels
to see a thing you’ve seen a million times, anew?
it is like this