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PODS

I said goodnight to the peppers

my wife had prepared for freezing;

on their ends they stood

showing puckered dimples,

reds greens and yellows.

Smooth, glossy

in a virginal sort of way.

 

With the night light on

they watched me

like effigies coming to life.

That night I dreamed of Alien,

woke up constricted in the throat

just a dryness and sense of relief

 

no latex fingers,

no feeding tube,

life imitating art.

If any doubts lingered

my wife would stand no nonsense,

I knew they wouldn't have a chance.

 

Into the freezer they'd go

sulking and fretting

with no way of spreading their seed

safely deprived of razor jaws,

dripping fangs,

as sweet as they could be.

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raypool

Tue 26th Feb 2019 19:23

Des, Jon, Anya Jason and Vautaw, many thanks for your likes!

Dorothy, your beans will never try to take you over like the pods, so you are safe. Rhubarb - another story. Don't cut into them or they will bleed stuff that melts you floor. (Thanks for looking in)

Stu, thanks. To read is to be infected , it gets behind the eyes.

A nice comparison!.

David, I never considered bondage but now you mention my juices are flowing. I do feel shiny too. I doubt if there is a cure. As for your last point, some folks spend whole lives doing all of that.

Thanks for the compliment Martin. Pop round for a pod why not?

Ray

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Martin Elder

Sun 24th Feb 2019 19:52

You written something quite amazing about such a everyday vegetable. I will never quite see peppers in a any other light again.
Nice one Ray

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Stu Buck

Sat 23rd Feb 2019 19:19

a touch of WCW and his plums in the icebox ray. especially the first verse. excellent as usual.

<Deleted User> (21487)

Sat 23rd Feb 2019 10:42

I liked this poem -
- just a bit sick that freezing my freshly harvested green beans is tame by comparison.

What about rhubarb?

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