I realize that when you asked me to feed your two calicos
while vacationing, I wasn’t given title to pluck four large
tomatoes from your perfectly trained vines.
The tomatoes were Christmas red, unbruised
and husky. It seemed criminal and unfair
to my palate not to devour them
by dusk the day I stole them;
in my shallow defense
both of your cats
repeatedly hissed
at me when fed.
Sep 20, 2016
Sep 20, 2016 at 6:25 AM UTC
I realize that when you asked me to feed your two calicos
while vacationing, I wasn’t given title to pluck four large
tomatoes from your perfectly trained vines.
The tomatoes were Christmas red, unbruised
and husky. It seemed criminal and unfair
to my palate not to devour them
by dusk the day I stole them;
in my shallow defense
both of your cats
repeatedly hissed
at me when fed.
