the fruits of labor are not enough

by Chelsey Keith Ignacio

the fruits of labor are not enough
to build a backyard. we can only
fill the bowl but leave the basket
with artificial oranges in dust.
in an ideal dinner, the land’s
story of mango tree is not
the root of a moral dilemma.

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Chelsey Keith Ignacio is a writer from Quezon City, Philippines. She is pursuing a postgraduate degree in creative writing, with an interest in geopoetics.
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Featured image: Photo of person holding a mango by Ghana Shyam Khadka on Unsplash.