They grafted the go-to

right outta roses,

that petal-y perfume

to fill up the noses,

composing hue combos

& padding the posies,

’cause Nature was wanting

they must’a supposes

–to my view

no true coup—

just redefined focus.

They did it to veggies

grew greens grandioses,

they did it to barley

by changing composes,

‘turned beans into beanstalks

without fi-fie-fo’ses,

supplanted nutrition

for bottom line grosses

–to my mind,

not sublime—

just bad GMO’es.

Like CAFO,

>its feed corn<

and factory-farmed-fishes,

some breeds we don’t need

and border pernicious,

should not be, just ’cause we

find them delicious,

in all ways–I dare say

we’ve outgrown our britches,

–and flour’s

lost its power—

despite Nature’s wishes…

©Karen Robiscoe