Apple
Sir Isaac said you channeled gravity.
Adam — temptation. Siddhartha pointed out
You are nothing to me but bundles of qualities:
Form — red, juicy, spongy, cool, effervescent, stemmed spheroid;
Feeling — hungry, thirsty, joyful, do I share, can I share?
Perception — fruit, bud, tree, orchard, farm, sun, nebula, big bang;
And Conditioning — (I wanted one and Momma didn’t give!)
Solomon, in Ecclesiastes, saw in these qualities only
Vanities, like veils over reality. I sweep them all aside
With a letting go but still hold on to witness,
Until with a bite I fly away.