Feeling
Earth
Gelatin grew
in her tomato bucket,
maybe because she placed it
under a rain spout--
Sodden soil
turned to rubbery plastic
black Jello speckled with white.
The plant grew wiry, thinned,
pushing through silicone soil
like pectinned grape all fruit jelly
or black cherry yogurt.
She kept repeating the image
smelling its changing forms
imagining flavors and tastes
and placing her finger in the soil
again and again,
until it bounced back,
repulsed by the spring.
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