Did you ever eat the marmalade?
A thousand pieces of my self sealed inside a recycled jar
Each sliver of zest a slice of my affection
Irrevocably preserved, pectin-set.
The jar with its red lid, given to you in faith,
A peace offering, a gift
Forever unasked for, received with an open heart.
You smiled.Bashful, amused at the apparition –
Ebony ‘80s curls, aqua MAC eyelids, and
Preserves – in one tidy package.
You couldn’t work me out.
But tell me one thing –Did you ever eat the marmalade?
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