
POETRY
Prima Materia (Pears)
The pear tree reminds us
that
all things have
their time to rot
How to define rotting time--
is it the moment just before
the decision to pluck?
or does it begin
at the top of a breath?
commence onward
regardless of
That plateau dangling
in thick suspension
Before a rapid passing of half-lives
sweeps the canyons clean
Slicked down by millions of
empty stones
Continue,
The
drying up of life water while overlapping
mortality with
deliverance and deliverance with
ripening, but also conflating
ripening with
rust
A ceaseless and holy closed circuit.
Come back to the pear tree
we can hold the fruit and grind
flesh on flesh
which emerges as pulp
How to define rotting time--
before, after, or during the
picking?
My name is Sage Foote and my pronouns are they/them/theirs. My sun sign is in Taurus, my moon in Aquarius and my rising is in Pisces. I have passion for root veggies, Hello Kitty and fresh handmade soap