Boat Load
of Mangoes

so yellow-ripe
so yellow, right
ripe to pick

whose tree is it
she’s growing on

whose yard is it
she’s growing in

what if I went through the gate
what if there are barking dogs
what if there are biting dogs

how I hunger
for her mango
in my mouth
in my teeth


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2008
8:10 p.m. 26.04.08