Cassady O’Reilly-Hahn
Fig Tree
Purple figs:
swollen, ripe.
Pick two
and bite
deep red pulp.
Tongue one.
Seeds rest here.
I wrest her
sweet flesh
of twilight
then leave.
Summer love.
Cassady O’Reilly-Hahn is a poet with an MA from Claremont Graduate University. He is an editor for Foothill: A Poetry Journal that highlights graduate student voices. He works for Deluxe, a company that localizes TV and film for a global audience. In his free time, Cassady writes haiku for his personal blog, orhawrites, and his Instagram @cassady_orha. Cassady currently resides in Redlands, California, with his wife, Anabelle, and their two pugs, Wyatt and Jasper.