Sunday Poem: “Closer Look”

 

I stare at a picture

of giant flakes

on a cereal box.

 

At the bottom,

fine print:

“Enlarged to show texture.”

 

An ad for a dating site

pops on my screen.

 

(Editor’s note: poet Shai Ben-Shalom, an Israeli-born biologist, writes for Blacklock’s each and every Sunday)

Back to Top