Sweet

rotting cantaloupe cubed
cold and veiny
waits in a cup
oddly transparent in a pale orange way
my fork poking curious
as I sniff a sort of sweetness
that leaves a back of the tongue taste
of tart
my fork pierces it like a cube
of wet rubber
it tastes funny
I say "funny" because what else can you say?
I'm 4 or 5 bites in before I give up
and give in to the fact
that this fruit is spoiled
...and $2.49 is wasted.