The witch took a bite
To tempt me
With its fragrance.
The scent, a sweet melody
Playing about in my mind.
Of course I knew nothing
Of her sorcery.
She looked so innocent.
Delicate even.
Harmless.
And I was mad with hunger.
Those evil little men
Had left me crumbs again.
And a scrub brush.
And fingers rubbed raw.
So I took the other apple
From her innocuous hand.
And even as the poison
Dribbled deliciously down my chin,
I smiled.
2 comments:
A woman with an apple? You just know its gonna be either Eve or Snow White.
Or maybe they're the same. Different versions of the same allegory.
Except, of course, Eve is still waiting to be woken from her nightmare.
Both stories deal with temptation and the loss of innocence. And often witches and snakes represented as the same vile influence in history. The story of St. Patrick driving the snakes from Ireland is allegorical for driving witchcraft from the country.
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