peach

from "blood, love, and boomerangs"

peel the yellow    red    pink skin from
the warm fruit to reveal yellow    red    pink flesh
flat skin colour becoming shiny glistening and wet
cut the flesh and pull it gently from the pit
firm    wet fruit    cooling
drop the raw flesh into sugary syrup and heat
smell the sweet    watch the steam rise
the flesh blurred like a face through gauze
pour the fruit and syrup into jars and seal airtight