read this out loud:
Carrots
Carrots are ****ing the earth. a
permanent erection, they push deeper
into the dark damp and dark.
all summer long
they try so hard to please
was it good for you,
was it good?
Perhaps because the earth wont answer
they keep on trying
while you stroll through the garden
think carrot cake,
carrots and onions in beef stew,
carrot pudding with caramel sauce,
they are ****ing their brains out
in the hottest part of the afternoon.
Written by Lorna Crozier, a Canadian poet.