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Toxic fruit


Be careful what fruit of love you chose

For even, the most innocent looking one can be deceiving  

Take the apple for example

A beautiful crimson red apple  has just fallen off a tree 

Thud! It makes as it lands 

Smelling sickly sweet 

And having that crunch most of us look for in an apple 

But the outside doesn’t always match the inside 

Yes it's sweet or least at first 

The aftertaste makes it almost impossible to want to finish the apple 

A rancid taste that follows the once sweet taste is overpowering  

And even though its taste is repulsive there are some 

Who refuse to throw it out 

 They refuse to realize its taste 

 And continue to eat it 

They do not realize that they are poising themselves 

Now not all fruits of love are the same this is just one of many examples 

There are many different kinds some may even be dangerous 

Just be careful and notice the signs 

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