*Vinyard*

the sweet and sour grapes of green and red
in rows in the sunlight on the vineyard
they make a sweet wine
when aged to the correct length of time in the cellar
the corrective lenses in my eyes
let me watch the sprinklers water them from a distance
this spectacle seen through my spectacles
the skeptic growing more skeptical
the vast array of sprinklers on this vineyard
are filled with a toxic pesticide
i heard it through the grape vine
and felt it on my inside
a swallow of the tainted wine
sickened me so much i cried
protection from the pests
what gets laid to rest next
does the cause justify the effect
of the tainted wine i forgot to inspect