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Earth, Fruit, Filth

Isaac James Baker

It clinks cheerily as I
slide it off the rack. I grip it tightly,
blow off the dust and film.
My eyes carefully examine the
brick red and gold label.
I think back to
the Monday night
I shelled out bill money
for it
years ago.

A lot’s happened since then.
A lot.
As I slide the cork out with a pop,
pour a dash in the glass,
and breathe in the earth, fruit,
anticipant,
it strikes me:

disintegration,
corrosion,
filth,
have not yet encrusted
everything.

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