Imitating B Wearing Orange Peel As A Headband (10th April 2024)
I’ve long been envious
Of those who can
Peel fruit with a knife
Perfectly remove the skin
Without wasting the flesh
And finish with fingers intact
I (mostly) grew them myself
I want to keep them intact
And attached to me
Not sliced and diced
By a supermarket knife
That cut too far
While unwrapping an orange
T uses the blade with skill
I watch his hands move
While the girls watch the fruit
And push their bowls forward
B takes the rind
Long and intact
At first, she makes glasses
And peers through the hole in the peel
Then she puts it on her head
A headband, it suits her
I liked headbands when I was a girl
L and I eat an orange
In preparation for a shoot
T is out
So, I cut it
It’s too short
I push it over to one side of my head
And pretend it’s large enough.