Black Apple
The exotic woman extended her hand
in it was a black apple
the black apple was a rarity
he had never seen one
the temptation to take it was powerful.
She took out a bejeweled knife
quickly slicing the fruit open
removing one perfect slice.
He winced as he watched the juices run
the whiteness inside the cut was erotic
it caused a strong stirring in his loins.
In an instant, he was upon her
but it wasn’t her body he dominated.
She lay dead as he examined his treasure
already the vulnerable white flesh
bruised and tasting sour.
His melancholy was ripe
as he fled defeated an utter failure.
In his passion and haste, he never found out
where to find the black apple.
© Rebecca Sanchez 2020
I used some dream meanings I found for black and apple. Written with my friends at The Sunday Muse #99 for this image prompt.
Also linking up with dVerse~Poets Pub for Meet the bar and listen to lists. I often do this for my poetry. For this image, I used a list of words from my search of dream meanings for this poem and everything dropped into place. Now I have a lot of reading to catch up with!
This is eerie in its pure greed.
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Thank you!
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Oh, the danger in a black apple…love the dark journey of this poem
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An unusual tale. Perhaps she was the black apple.
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I like that!!!
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Black apple… what a chilling lure it can be.
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Oooooo, things that go bump in the night! Caution not to read this on a dark and stormy night!!
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Boo! Lol!
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For me, this was greed destroying desire…a compelling story.
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Yes!
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I don’t know where your site is to read your take. Got a link?
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The dark fruit of passion!
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Yes.
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A dark poetic story that I found captivating.
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Thank you!
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Loved this line …. ‘ he winced as he watched the juices run’ ~ nice write.
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Thanks so much!
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Chilling Bekkie! Such a wonderfully dark poem for the dark image! I love it!
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It was sure fun to pen.
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He had an interesting response to the flesh of the sliced apple. Cool.
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Lol! Thanks, Sherry! I am having fun with these writes.
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Ooh, spooky! Glad someone went there!!!
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It was a fun image. Thanks!
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