Proceed with caution,
but with conviction,
if not handled properly
there will be damage.
The core of this deceptive
fruit is unyielding and
immovable,
until it slips easily from
grasp,
capable of bloodshed
and violence,
of upheaval and
defiance,
if not cut out,
and wrested from its
seat,
the subjugation of
the flesh remains
imperfect.
Originally published in English in Latino Book Review, 2020