Unsafe
You got this hand-grenade,
it’s a pineapple on a stick,
sometimes it’s a knobby green apple.
It’s got a pin in it
once you pull it
you can’t put the pin back in.
Try
and die
for a moment.
When nothing happens
it could be a trick
or
a bomb in your mind.
Check again.
Are you still holding the pin,
or the grenade?
Throw it!
Copyright © Eric Ashford | Year Posted 2022
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