Bitter Farewell

You gave me a grapefruit.

Definitely.

After all the exotic fruits we ate together,

I'm now having a grapefruit on my own.

Its skin is uneven -

unjust is your behaviour.

I tear it open with my fingers, nails

Until the bitter juice spouts

Into my eyes wide open.

It is a prick

That makes my eyes sting.

Do you enjoy seeing me sting?

I'm having this grapefruit, twisted in pain.

Peeled and ripped into pieces,

One by one,

Slices full of freshness

It seems.

Reminding me of sweet delicious fruits we've once had

Together.

But after the first bite

The sour taste shocks.

Tears in my eyes.

Bitterness.

And still I swallow,

Eat every single piece of it

'Till it's gone,

Until it's finally gone.

© Vanessa Wohlrath