I gave away
more beefsteak tomatoes
than heirloom tomatoes
this summer.
The heirloom tomatoes
are tastier
than the beefsteak tomatoes.
I also had more of them.
But I gave away
more beefsteak tomatoes
because…
They look like
the tomatoes we buy
in the grocery stores.
They aren’t unique
or ‘deformed’
as one loved one called
the heirloom tomatoes.
Beefsteak tomatoes
are round
with no wrinkles
and no varied coloring.
They are the tomatoes
the average person expects
to see.
I receive fewer complaints
when I give someone
a beefsteak tomato.
And I can keep
the tastier heirloom tomatoes
for myself.
When the decision doesn’t matter
to you,
give people
what they expect.