What the Tomatoes Knew
A bedtime song from the vegetable patch
"Tomatoes know where children go
when children disappear.
They blush because they’ve seen it all
and dare not tell you, dear.
They’ve seen the houses turn around.
They’ve seen the gardens crawl.
They’ve seen the great eye open wide
behind the kitchen wall.
So cut them small and boil them well
and never mind their screams.
Tomatoes keep their secrets best
when softened into dreams."
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