A WOMAN IS LIKE A PEAR

A WOMAN IS LIKE A PEAR

The pear holds memory of falling—

invisible when green, the bruise ripens,

spoils the fruit from within.

8/22/90

WHY A WOMAN IS LIKE  A PEAR

The pear holds memory of falling—

invisible when green, the bruise ripens,

spoils the fruit from within.

8/22/90



first draft

WHY A WOMAN IS LIKE  A PEAR

how the pear holds memory of falling—

the blemish, only to appear when ripe

spoiling the fruit from within.

8/22/90