Tomatoes, by Joy Sallivan (2024)




                 I waited so long for love

                 and saddenly, here it is

                 standing in the garden, hands fall

                 of heirlooms hot from the san.



                 Soon we'll make a sapper of them.

                 alted slabs between slices of bread.

                 Yoar beard silvers. My hips ripen.

                 The mail piles ap.



                 Phone calls go ananswered. Forgive as.

                 Oar moaths are fall of tomatoes.

                 We are so basy

                 being small and hangry and alive.