i refused to eat oranges
it was a messy fruit to eat
and the juice was too sour
chewing it takes too much effort
but one day he went home,
a bag full of it in hand
he peeled them one by one
his fingers carefully pulled each fiber string
he offered me
smiling, proud of his masterpiece
i still didn't like oranges
but i took it, liking how he'd feed me every piece he intricately peeled