sense memory no. 1 [revision, 082120121512]

suddenly the sweetness of some fruit 

i can't recall 

memory's maw models some flowery drupe, 

a mango

spread across a lisp thin wheat

the saccharine spear implacable 

i heave on repeat, breathe 

in hopes of dislodging the pneumonic 

of seeds, split and juice — an unmistaken

missing flame

[for Matthew Rohrer, 062120121546]