Authors Note: As I transition into college, I want to start a novel-length work. It will be written in stream-of-consciousness style poetry, and the plot is still in development. But it’s working itself out as I work it out. Here is a bit – enjoy!
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Sometimes I wondered if you were the apple or the snake.
I know you weren’t Adam and you certainly weren’t Eve but
You were the knowledge I wanted.
You were also the one who whispered in my ear,
“Take a bite,”
And I did.
And you engulfed me like a sea-salt wave,
Burning my scars, burning the holes in my pores and filling me with
A photosynthesis;
Salt is a life-force I never tasted until I tasted it on your tongue.
It felt like a quantum leap; I was a being with a meager energy fed
By the light reflecting off of my pen cover.
Shot forward by the energy of your eyes reflecting my cheekbones.
You said,
“Take a bite.”
And I did.
Why?
Ask the tree.
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Miss Hydes Musings 