I saw God in the produce section

handing out samples of fresh pineapple,

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skewered on toothpicks, yellow and shiny

to gaping mouths hungry for a faith

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without seeds to spit, ready

when needed, and sweet to taste.

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Many sampled but few bought

the big  spiny fruit with a green leaf hat.

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Paid for, bagged, and put in the trunk,

the pineapple pulsed and rolled with the ride,

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while viscous red juice oozed from its side,

and glistened in the darkness.

08/14/2005