June

Words by Rion Levy Illustration by Natalie Song

I prefer my peaches without their skins Because then I’m left to only chew The sweetness of their flesh While their skins and pits can run and hide.

I prefer my people, too, like I prefer my peaches I want to know the riches of their minds Untainted by their façades and frights And I feel saddened when what I find Is dense, sour fruit.