It started with
I’ll be honest
We are having the best honeymoon
It’s not like we weren’t supposed to have a great time
But you know the pandemic
To some, I guess it changed everything
Sure we lost our jobs
And that felt like I was carrying a baby
Soon I will have to give birth to it and name it
But for now, all we could think about
Was the plate in front of us
tropical fruits
caju abacaxi goiaba
How the moment they entered my mouth
All my worries evaporated
The woman who brought them to our plate
Said they were native to this land
A part of her people
They have always eaten them
Now, we had also tasted the fruits
And I got to thinking for how long
Must I eat them for my offspring to become
Indoctrinated
Taste the sweet of this very moment
I took another bite of one of the fruits
The baby I was carrying along
No longer made it.
We are having the best honeymoon.
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