in the basket on top of my fridge,
forgotten.
It had sprouted.
I cut the ends off,
peeled back the shiny outer skin.
Moldy, rotten layers
I removed with my fingers.
In the centre
I discovered the source
of the new growth.
A bright green core -
vital and alive,
hidden beneath the
shiny exterior and
the moldy rotten inner layers.
I stepped away from
chopping vegetables
to write down this
hopeful observation.