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25 Yellow Squares: A History of Blood and Apples

Three red drops
arranged in a triangle
like the conclusion
at the end of a geometric proof
pretentiously
melting through the snow
demanding attention

Meaning oozes
ambiguously
pooling in a hemoglobic glob
insistent in its interpretation
but lenient in specifics

A roundish red fruit
torn from a limb?
or scavenged from the ground?
pomme ou pomme de terre?
rubbed clean against bare skin?
or eaten as is
with a fearless disregard?

A little dirt don’t hurt
is what I’ve heard

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