a hardening mangosteen
with wounded white seeds
increasing into rotten arrogance
of monstrous' velocity
sentimentality-
rises slowly to the skin
emitting cerebral poison
flavored with the sourest
and most bitter condiments
as troubled being
devours senseless hurt
sentimentality’s lava
flows drifting soul into sin
June 4, 2022 9.52am
Categories:
mangosteen, sick,
Form: Free verse
Flying foxes hang replete from the rain trees
dripping in the morning sun.
They have sucked the flesh
of mamey sapote,
of rambutan and mangosteen.
Their dog-like pelts are copper pendants
that dribble a dawn dew onto our heads.
Jia Liu has an Uncle
that is not related to her.
When he is away
she takes me as a tennis partner,
and sometimes lover.
Her uncle owns
the villa.
After the game
we stroll under the large bats.
“It’s good for your hair,” she says laughing,
running ahead.
I call
“Where do they go in the heat of the day?”
“To the fruit markets in George Town,
“they hang from the rafters.”
Last night I was with her again.
A dream.
We were drinking amrita of guava,
our lips smeared
with a sweet red thirst.
Categories:
mangosteen, beauty,
Form: Blank verse
Late repast
Mealtime message;
Food invigorates
~~~~~~~~~
Joy spreads
Peanut butter bread;
Poignant taste
~~~~~~~~~
Fish head curry
White rice paradise;
Earthly ambrosia
~~~~~~~~~
Family meal
Celebratory moods;
Evening delights
~~~~~~~~~
Premium durian feast
Pleasure primes palates;
Mangosteen topping
~~~~~~~~~
Tuesday month-end
June succumbs;
July takeover
~~~~~~~~~
By and by
Here and there;
Anxious punctuation
~~~~~~~~~
Mystic mathematics
One upon zero;
Infinity presides
~~~~~~~~~
Pineapple slices
Everyday desserts;
Meal aftermath
~~~~~~~~~
Two hands full
Groceries in tow;
Bounty enroute
~~~~~~~~~
Late morning siesta
Heavy constellations;
Dizzy meets heavy
~~~~~~~~~
Evening descends
TV sitcom fares;
Fast food takeaway
~~~~~~~~~
Pre-sleep sensations
1:55am writes;
Dreamtime foreclosure
~~~~~~~~~
Leon Enriquez
01 July 2015
Singapore
Categories:
mangosteen, change,
Form: Haiku