THE EVE ON MY OFFICE SHELF by nicholas ayoola oladehin

I just scanned the 360-degree radius of my office

And guess what?

I spot a red apple

Sitting on the shelf

Seductively staring at me

At this moment and time of the day

Just when my belly begins to rumble

Obviously without an owner

It’s free and mine to have if I so desire

But,

I’m reminded of the biblical Eve

Could this really be Eve?

Disguised as an apple

Tempting me

Yet while I fast?

Eve indeed can wait

I’ll have her when it’s long past six.

nicholas ayoola oladehin, Jan 2011.