Where are the Soft Pears?

I know of a tragedy for which no one cares...

Where are the soft pears?

I've looked in the grocery aisles 

and they're not there.

I went to the market and saw one 

that looked promising. 

Only to sink my teeth into disappointment

and watery toughness. 

I've had my fair share of counterfeit pears 

That couldn't be trusted.  

When I was little, they were always around 

Now, it seems they are nowhere to be found 

Are they an urban myth I have spent 

my entire life believing? 

But there was a pear I had forgotten

in my bag for a week

To my surprise it was soft and sweet

And I realised soft pears are not something you buy.

You take them home

and wait until they ripen.

The sweetest things in life take time.