The Fruit
I can see the tree
in front of me.
There are many wise ripe fruit
branches drooping down.
I can very easily pluck
but I don’t wish to-
No I don’t have to-
No I am not allowed to.
Remember young Adam who did it only once?
He lost but I won’t
and what more can I?
Why not I plan something else?
Why can’t
I plant
a tree of the same fruit ?
And then when it is young old like me,
it will bear fruits that I fear to pluck now!
To those after me,
I want them
to pluck
or target it with a stone
or climb to it
or shake it
till they get it
what I couldn’t -
The Fruit.
Minu Jasdanwala
(26/11/18)
