Strawberries - Mia Doi Todd

Walking the tightrope

Now no consequences

Walking the tightrope

Numb and defenceless

I knocked on your door

And you answered quite quickly

Said I could not come in

But we could walk around the garden together

Arm in arm, enjoying the weather

And inspecting the crops

Green beans in profusion, long and straight

Burdering the wine like weeping willow

Ripe red tomatoes, soft and sweet

Perched upon their furry stalk

Begging you to pluck

Crisp cucumbers proud bell peppers

Radiating eighteen shades of life

Life life life life

Life life life life life

Life life life life

Life life life life life

One green plastic basket of extra large

Extra sweet, extra well-fed strawberries

We ate them one by one 'til there was just one left

The largest, sweetest, extra fancy

And then we alternated bite by bite until it was all gone

Then it was all gone

All gone

Walking the tightrope

Now no consequences

Walking the tightrope

Numb and defenceless

Can you spare any change for me tonight?

I need something to eat, somewhere to sleep tonight

Can you spare any change for me tonight?

I need something to hold, something to hold me tonight

Can you spare any change for me tonight?

I need someone to love, someone to love me tonight

Life life life life

Life life life life life

Life life life life

Life life life life life

Walking the tightrope