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Wednesday, July 2nd, 2008
“Tomato and Knife” by Judi K. Beach
Judi K. Beach
TOMATO AND KNIFE
after the painting by Richard Diebenkorn
How easily the tomato obeys the knife’s command,
falling into ripe halves, unequal to the whole,
and the knife, once it’s tasted red flesh, is willing
to slice again this tomato holding onto its seeds.
The knife bleeds in the glass of water
rinsing away its sharp act.
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