If Trump were to croak, say, by slipping on a slice of papaya,
how long before his ilk would see it as a heavenly sign and run it by a
biblical scholar who would then be given the imperative
to scour the Bible to come up with a plausible narrative
to prove that Trump's death was another example of a suffering messiah?
Papaya, passion fruit
Pulp, gorgeous honey-rain
Painted skins of sun gold
Praise your calypso crown
Pungent tropical rhythms
Possess soulless palates
Present for my colon
Cut the papaya into pieces
The tree became slender
Throw away the lid of your wishes
Tear the police force asunder
It rose from the sea into lilies
The room opened all three windows
All around the restless willies
Cold hearth full of cinders
After blows up the red grenade
All it was a bowl concave
September 10, 2019
Life Poetry Contest
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Prime a good time
Time that words chime
Chime in sound rhymes
Ply your sweet wine
Wine that spreads lines
Lines that feel fine
Plot to be wise
Wise in calm spice
Spice more surprise
Leon Enriquez
04 October 2014
Singapore
You chew your papaya like you chew her head.
Callous and savagely,
You take out each seed, like you did of hers.
Each seed she sowed in you, you spit out from your soul.
You think you can slice away from her life, give her a piece and let her go.
Aah but what do you know?
She has already killed the biggest seed sown by you.
In her womb lies the remains that you spewed!
The remains of the Papaya tree you grew...
I, pretty texture
On the rising tree
Roofing through the Puffs:
A blue float
O, insane leaves
Dangling at the end of life's plank
And yet their sad joy heaves
Flowing through the breeze
My, o my
Did they suicide jump
Winding on the bed
Of sleeping lumps
Dear Papa
You better tell mama
That lazy brother
Wasn’t bothered to use a gun
Papaya Papaya
Soft and tender
Papaya Papaya
sweeter than Lavender
Papaya Papaya
Fell from the tree
Smashed his brains
and broke his knee
Birds had a feast
squirrells a treat
Ants ate the crumbs
Nothing left for me.
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