Kimberly Garrett is the author of several pieces of unpublished poetry. She has submitted nowhere and she is currently working on her first work of fiction set during the Regency period. She uses all of her free time commuting to work from Pittsburg, CA. She has more unpublished work forthcoming. Photo by jeein ← Return to the issue …
Bananas
Eat the grapes, or the plums. Leave the bananas,his mother said. Bananas were only for special occasions.When he went to someone’s home,if offered bananas, he wasn’t supposed to take them.It was considered rude, his mother had told him.They are too much. Now, in America, bananas are commonplace.To me, they aren’t even one of the better fruits.He eats them sometimes,but you can tellhe doesn’t really knowwhat to do with them. I never liked bananas.When I was a kid, I turned my nose up at …