Dangerous Knowledge

You know that

apples are not the only fruit

but you can’t resist them.

You know that 

there is a skeleton lurking

hiding 

in a cupboard

or behind a tree,

maybe even an apple tree,

with knowledge 

ready 

to come back to bite

like a rabid dog.

You know that

excess should be avoided

but still you can’t resist

the magnitude

the plenty

the profusion

of apples

falling from the tree.

You know that

knowledge is dangerous

but fallen fruit is sweetest.

You know enough.

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