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Matt
Poems
Sep 2015
The Fruit Stand Lady
The beautiful woman
At the gym
I saw her again
I wouldn't know what to say
Besides
I feel akward in my own body
My akward shoulder
Makes me feel akward
On the inside
Why couldn't I just have been symmetrical?
I prayed and got physical therapy
I wanted it to change
It hasn't changed much
My left shoulder takes over
It dominates
It is akward
It is out of place
Go in, go in!
I press it against a foam roller
You are too big left shoulder
I try to enlarge my right
Still, I can't make them match
It's just a shoulder
I try to forget about it
I am thankful for my health
I am a runner
And I stay fit
I wonder what it would be like
Not to feel akward
I wonder what it would be like
To hug a woman
My shoulder, my shoulder
Why oh why
I'll never know
It's okay
I just want to be
A loving person
Respectful and kind
I do my duty
I want to improve the lives
Of others
I will not become rich
I do not care
Return to simplicity
I had the best fruit
I have ever had
From a fruit stand in Oakhurst, CA
An older man talked
About his racing pigeons
He had sent to Oregon
He stopped sending them
Because the hawks would get them
If he didn't bring them in right away
They were tired from the journey I guess
Quite a story teller he was
And the woman there
Was she Greek or Armenian?
I'm not sure
She was middle aged
And gorgeous
A beautiful smile
She told another guy
To feel free to try a grape
She talked about her fruit
17 years
She has owned that store
Bless her
I had to get cash
So I could come back and
Buy some fruit
I had the best grapefruit, small avocados
And grapes I have ever had
And there was something wonderful about her
And I thought of her holding me
My shoulder, my shoulder
I can't make it right
I cried to her
But she told me it was okay
And that she loved me anyway
Maybe I could help her with
The fruit stand
I would like to go back there one day
To but some delicious fruits
And learn more about
The lady who owns the fruit stand
Written by
Matt
34/M/Los Angeles
(34/M/Los Angeles)
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