(Artocarpus heterophyllus)
We tore the pods
from their cellulose husks,
careful not to let the sap
darken our fingers.
The fruit’s yellow flesh
flowered from a rind
of spiked green armor:
for every desire, first,
a pillaging.
(Artocarpus heterophyllus)
We tore the pods
from their cellulose husks,
careful not to let the sap
darken our fingers.
The fruit’s yellow flesh
flowered from a rind
of spiked green armor:
for every desire, first,
a pillaging.