Watermelon, watermelon / by Mirena Rhee

Watermelon, watermelon
are you gonna be sweet?
You are heavy and shiny.
Dad said the stem mustn’t be curly
and it must sing when you tap it.
I trust my dad with Watermelons
the one I picked was sugary and dark red inside
it sounded like… crack, crack… when I cut.
Our mouths went… mlem, mlem.