I.
tomato
eat the mouth
inside
out
if the heart
did hang

II.
tomorrow tomato
will pick you
tomato tomorrow

III.
worries red
perfected flesh
fed the wish
of hurried
salt-
...teeth as shiny
...as redly leaf
.......beneath agust

VI.

wouldn't you like
to wait till september
to remember
the ember
you were
ripely, salaciously
now
feeding your
mother, brother.

V.
oh i have lips
if you did
oh

VI.
and to slice slice
there we go
a mutual french kiss
touch my tongue
jokingly innocent
the seeds
unnoticeable as
saliva
the skin as
taut as the
red balloon
or
arms to noon

VI.

firextenguisher
august is too hot
not
to
mimic
autumn
with spring pulled
from
cool collections
(follow directions)
squelch the quench
wrench the belch
touch the flame-y
tongue

VII.

Let's have sex.
After I eat you.

VIII.

with tomatoes
so heavy
she can't reach
that high

IV.

THE BAMBOO
and its t(og)ether
hold up the pregnant
plant
...... -
........-
........-
husband's hand
powerline's pole


X.
perches red doves
on
the windowsill
still there is no
such thing
as red doves
but maybe
tomatoes make it
so
in their quiet
white
kitchen
cooing, cooling, coiling
on
inside
the

XI.
you
I am in love
with
everything
I didn't know
all those books at the library
all those rainforest languages
all those curving theories
all those black keys
all those lapping waves
all those sex positions
all those half moons
all those cigarettes
all those curls
all with you
all those unripe tomatoes
aww
ahh
all