Well Trained
The lemon tree extracts a price
For every fruit
This is the stalemate our war has reached
Medieval architecture of thorns and spikes!
I (bend, duck, reach and cut—
Improve the soil, increase the water bill)
Emerge, carrying sunshine
In scratched and bleeding arms
1. Blood sacrifice
2. Retreat
3. Both of us heal
Respect for sour things
Grows year by year