Lunch break

Manu Juneja
Mar 26, 2022

A dried fig

Photo by Gabriella Clare Marino on Unsplash

Just a dried fig, broken from the tree
Long ago from Turkey

I wonder, is it broken or dead?
Full of flavor and sweetness!

Crunchy, tangy, and solid,
as I chew, it bursts out with juice

How come it has sweetness long after it fell from the tree?
How come it’s juicy even after it…

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Manu Juneja

Decoding life, one breath at a time. I write about mindfulness, self discovery, humanity and inclusion.