Here modesty is unnecessary. Bite without hesitation.
Use your fingers to lift it from the earth, and before it can trickle down your chin suck out the juice. It has ripened, it is ready now to eat. This readiness is eternal.
You need no knife. No fork or spoon will be required. Plate, napkin, tissue, even a small table— none of these are essential to this feast.
There is no pit here to throw away, no skin, no indigestible excess.
No seed or fiber will trouble your tongue and teeth even slightly.
How tender this is! How cherishing! How delicious! How desired! How joyous!
Love need not be chewed, need not be swallowed; love slides down the throat all on its own.