Sour

prickly pear cactus

sour

 

sour
smacks of change

some sort of
shift

from savor
to spit

smooth
to prickly

 pucker
to sucks

 sweet
to unseemly

pink
to chartreuse

 rosy
to puke

room for all tastes

How I Feel Today

I feel gassy brassy
loose-y dousse-y
plucked and pressed
‘n raw “n juicy!

iPhone woke me
way too early:
grouchy face
is frowning surly!

Surely, sour
slides to bitter;
biting at the bit
am I!

Grrrrrrrr!