Talk to me apple
before a hungry
mouth devours you.
Talk to me apple
before the sun
dries your skin.
Talk to me apple
before a knife
peels you from
extreme to extreme.
Talk to me apple
before homeless
worms creep into
your veins—a
luxurious inn.
Talk to me apple
before a woman
borrows you as a breast.
Talk to me apple
like you talked
to Newton and Steve Jobs.
Talk to me apple
before I lose my zest.
~ Ali Znaidi
Ali Znaidi (b.1977) lives in Redeyef, Tunisia where he teaches English at Tunisian public secondary schools. His work has appeared in Otoliths, The Tower Journal, streetcake, Ink Sweat and Tears, Mad Swirl, Unlikely Stories: Episode IV, Red Fez, Carcinogenic Poetry, Stride Magazine, and other ezines. His debut poetry chapbook ‘Experimental Ruminations’ was published in September 2012 by Fowlpox Press (Canada).
