BitterSweet
Bryn Pace
I saw persimmons at the grocery store
yesterday, unexpected
and they reminded me of you
I put two in my basket, and
I heard my own laughter
echos ringing in my ears
as I lay on the cold floor
warm and asked you how to eat one
a child again with you;
burning drunk on the novelty of the world.
Later you had a bite of the fruit
and you said it was underripe
a poor example of what a persimmon could be
But that memory under fluorescent lights
was the sweetest thing I’ve tasted in a long time
Bryn Pace
Bryn Pace is a North Carolina native who is inspired by humans' relationships to each other and the natural world.