The World As it Spins

*I posted this on Facebook last year, just thought you should read it here too. Back in my undergraduate days, there was this Pawpaw that caught me eye. Hanging on a Pawpaw 'tree' a few metres from my front window it was the first thing I saw as I walked off to school in the cold lonely mornings and when I returned at dusk it was the first thing I looked out for. She lifted my tired spirits in no small measure. My Pawpaw was not yet ripe but I knew it was just a matter of time, soon I'll gladly harvest it. My Pawpaw. I considered it my Pawpaw because I was in pole position to lay claims to ownership, I had the right of first refusal . Hell, she's hanging a few metres from my door post, just within reach. I patiently watched as my Pawpaw grew big and acquired the curviness ripening Pawpaws put on while it slowly wore this new coat of yellow that indicated good health . "Ahh" , I thought thoughts of having this Pawpaw all to myself and wrung my hands in p...