pomegranate

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i bought a pomegranate
and gutted it
with my fingers.

it stained my hands
maroon
like blood.

i ate the jewels
one-by-one.
I savored the sweet.

many tasted like honey
some seeds were sour,
but so are some people.

a few bad don't ruin
a lot of good,
even fruit know this.

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