THE METAPHOR OF THE APPLE

 

I don’t remember why he said it;

I don’t even know why he thought it;

I was listening at first

And then laughing

Having nothing better to do

That was sufficient

When he compared me to an apple.

Well, the core of an apple, to be exact.

“Get past the skin,”

He said,

“And the apple is good,

And the core,

WOW!”

He says.

Of course, it is easier to laugh

Because otherwise

I have to realize

That no one

Has ever had

So much faith in me.