The apple , in Biblical terms, is the fruit of sin - it tempted Eve to eat the fruit in the Garden of Eden which God expressly forbade her to.
Consequently, it has become the fruit of awareness and knowledge. It still is a symbol of temptation, so biting into it may not be as gratifying as one thinks.
Pure red
Feast for the eyes
Soothing for soul yearning
For the taste of fruit so sweet and
Different
Round shape
Simple allure
Causes the unfed soul
To stir so with wild abandon
And bite
Sweetness
Taste so cloying
Ever sticks to the tongue
And convinces it to part with
Owner
Its juices
Titillate as
They wash over the one
Who bites and teases the senses
No sense
Bitten
And at its core
Flesh over ripe, rotten
Sits grandly, its form frightening
A worm.
About the Creator
Michelle Liew Tsui-Lin
Hi, i am an English Language teacher cum freelance writer with a taste for pets, prose and poetry. When I'm not writing my heart out, I'm playing with my three dogs, Zorra, Cloudy and Snowball.



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