i peeled a boat today -

thought it was papaya but the knife would not

slip as a prow through water flipped, i felt i was peeling

bubblegum instead already chewed, i was

confused the knife i used was so unfriendly

hot as steel too hot for me and no rain on my

papaya no rain at all. so i removed a thousand little

eyes (scrape spoon scrape) softly softly i missed

nor messed even one of those - that blind boat

like mild sweet fruit and then i hosed it icy cold,

fingers sliding up and down but knife so fickle

my papaya boat it did so float along the moat

i could see noah was looking hard, i did not care

i would eat my boat i peeled today,

and i would not share.

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