deadly nightshades are only plain old nightshades until they open
and face the sun and if you get too close, spit in your face.
deadly nightshades only open in absolute direct sunlight -
no smog refactoring, no northern hemisphere pseudo-direct
ambient crap. only the equator. only at a certain time of day,
under certain atmospheric conditions.
the deadly nightshades in my living room and in your backyard
are about as deadly as you and I. put together.
the deadly nightshades in your backyard were planted by mortal
enemies of your parents, when they were young and arrogant
and had many mortal enemies. now they are calmer
and their many mortal enemies don't care so much.
but their children do. and so do you.
the deadly nightshades in my living room were planted by your parents,
when they were young and wanted to remind me that death
was always waving hello just out of sight. now i am older
and my sight isn't as good as it used to be.
deadly nightshades not at the equator are only deadly if you pry
them open and look inside.
so is that answer enough?
or must you have more?
2 comments:
I can never seem to get my posts to come out quite right...in this case, the default margins are really annoying.
Ah well.
A profound poem.
Thank goodness for poor eyesight.
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