Cut a ruby red into half;
     take a half and halve;
     take a quarter and quarter
     into eighths, slice each and
     collect the wedges in a
     shallow bowl.

Return the remaining grapefruit
     to the refrigerator for future
     use: the process expedited,
     partially in progress, one step
     if not two.

Foregoing the need for a serrated-
     edged spoon, place a wedge in
     the mouth and extract the acidic
     pulp from the sour citrus between
     semi-gnashed teeth--repeat
     successively.

A counter compliment to the sugary
     crunchy cereal innately partaken,
     a partially awake teen awaits his
     tea and buttered toast, that which
     will cleanse his palate; as the
     lingering taste lessens, the pupil
     begins to focus on his classroom
     lessons.

This daily exercise is a precursor to
     contemplating a metaphor unlike the
     philosophical peeling away of onion
     layers, but instead as the practical
     cross-section of a specimen subtly
     ingested; this trope might be more
     exemplary for the young man whose
     disposition is that of a person tended
     towards a natural scientific life.