I've really screwed up.
I really like blackberries. Those huge, juicy late summer ones are the best. Each littlepocket is so full of sweetness that just picking them is almost too much strain on their skin and they crumble under your fingers, no matter how gentle you are being. With those ones that do wilt under your touch, and stain your fingers, you can spread the juice on your lips. A really beautiful natural, if sticky, lipshine. It's always good to kiss someone when you do that: blackberry lips are sharp and sweet and gorgeous. Lick it off each others fingers. If you do manage to pick one without crushing it, then eat it straight away. Never put sugar on it, no matter how bitter, because who wants sweetness all the time? Underripe berries crunch, and make you purse your mouth with equal parts pleasure and revulsion. If you have a really ripe one, put it on your tongue and crush it against the top of your mouth. Do it slowly, and you can feel the individual littlepockets burst, try not to swallow, just let that bloodlike liquid drip down your throat. Sitting by a massive rambling blackberry hedge, by a river, in a deserted field, just eating blackberries for a whole lazy summer day.