you say tomato ...

did i mention 

one of the lawyers i work with

 brought me

 some heirloom tomatoes 

we'd had a conversation

 not long ago

 about

 pretty 

fruit and flowers

 bred to look good

they are beautiful

 they lack

 however

 any

taste or aroma 

my mom told me

 the worse the tomatoes in the market look

 the better they taste 

in florida

 she told me

 they ship out 

only 

the best looking produce 

they keep the ugly stuff

 for in-state consumption

 when he gave me the tomatoes 

he said

 these are tomatoes 

your mom

 would

 have 

loved

he's right