Fruit grown by nurturing hands Lovingly protected from drowning rain Never parched Never cold Never hot Nothing but the best for Peaches Bathed in sunlight, alone Misted holy water Placed on a windowsill with admiration Sound Making a kitchen a home Unprepared for a bite of life Sensitive to the touch Ripe for pain Thunderous footsteps stomping ant steps Enough to bring Peaches to knees Never showing stain Never showing rot Picked but never part of the chain of life Suffering Take a bite