Would you love me through the mess of picking me apart?
Strip me of every performance I put on—
the idea I want people to perceive me as.
Will you be gentle, and cradle the grain—
once buried deep somewhere, hidden, unknown,
now at the mercy of your hands?
Will you stay long enough to see me
no longer as a put-together perfection admired from afar,
fantasized of being known and relished,
but split apart, scattered,
broken into fragments, a bleeding, weeping mess?
It will taint you.
And with tainted fingers, bring me close and kiss me.
And yet again, face and bear the hard, bitter seed
(don’t spit me out)
to reach the sweet, sweet juice.
Will you love me for the mess I am?
Will you love me after I have ruined your perception of me?
Maybe the liquid that trickles down your throat isn’t sweet—
you don’t like it, after all.
Or maybe it is.
But is it worth the effort? you’ll think.
I don’t know anymore if pomegranates are sweet.
I don’t like them.
I’ve always hated them.
Perhaps there will be someone who loves them very much—
loves them for all they are and all they’re not.
Loves me like a sweet fruit,
breaking my bitter exterior to get to me,
unafraid to clean the ugly stains after.
(idk who wrote this)