Sad Bell Pepper
wasted it
when stood there
in produce
picking it out
a glossy smooth
unblemished
apple-like
red one
but left it
on the counter
and forgot about it
for a day
or two
then a week
went by
and another
this morning
I noticed it
how much it’d changed
no longer smooth
and glossy
still red
but a wrinkled-red
softer now
smaller than it was
I picked it up
and turned it over
remembering
how it was
in produce
I took it
to the sink
and held it
under the faucet
shook it
and put it
on a plate
and cut it up
shrugged
and ate it
and it was still
good
no crunch
but it had
a bite
TL