Saw a cart near the edge of the sun Paint peeled back, striped umbrella undone Old man smiled with a glint in his tooth Said, “Take your time—pick your truth” I reached for one that buzzed in my hand Soft glow like a thought I hadn’t planned Bit down slow—juice like light Felt my skin hum and my jaw go tight Yum yum fruit, taste so loud Made the clouds bow down, made the gravel proud I walked sideways, talked in tune Heard my name echo off the moon And nobody blinked And nothing broke Just a shiver in the grass and a laugh in the smoke Colors blinked where they shouldn’t be Grass turned purple—it nodded at me Birds flew backward, trees looked shy And I think I kissed the sky Every breath felt one foot deep But my heart stepped further, didn’t skip a beat Didn’t float, didn’t fly, didn’t spark or shoot— But I swear I changed with that yum yum fruit Yum yum fruit, made me grin Like a door unlocked from somewhere within Touched my ribs, hummed through my throat Tasted like a secret wrapped in a note And nobody stared And nothing spoke Just a song in my teeth and a crack in the yolk Didn’t ask for more, didn’t pay a dime But the breeze holds still when I take my time Birds don’t scatter when I walk through And I always know when the rain’s due Yum yum fruit, still sweet in my dreams Like velvet thunder and tambourine beams I don’t know what I am these days But I move real slow, and the world makes way And nobody asks And nothing proves Just a smile on my face and a path that moves
