Apples

"The only way to get rid of temptation is to yield to it... I can resist everything but temptation." ~Oscar Wilde~

Temptation is a funny thing, ironically enough, it quintessentially comes wrapped in the most appealing forms... Forms which are sometimes too hard to resist. "Bless me Father for I have sinned" - these words echo in my head as I stifle the makings of a rather telltale smile on my face. Hmm... there it is, taunting me, the object of my delicious and forbidden torture. I try to drown myself in the symphony of rock music, with the electric guitar and drums just crashing in the background while the singer's voice emanates with power... These sounds are somehow drowned by the rapid beating of my heart as I try (which is a futile attempt to begin with) to stop from staring, to quell the thoughts that are entering my mind. Blast it! My somewhat dark skin color saves me from revealing the severity of my off-color ruminations as all the blood rushes to my face.



"Woman begins by resisting a man's advances and ends by blocking his retreat."
~Oscar Wilde~

Feigning insouciance doesn't save me, as the object of my rather colorful thoughts dance around me (not literally), but due to boredom, I have developed the strange habit of dissociating and entering my own imaginary world where I am plagued by "it" to no end.

It seems it doesn't take much to trigger the hunger, or the yearning to have "it". I'm deliberately being vague here, so as to shield myself from the inevitable censure of the public, not to mention the mocking barbs from my peers (ha ha). Truth be told, it isn't that severe, this "temptation" of mine. Why, it is biochemically ingrained in all humans I suppose. However, it is becoming a great distraction, and ingesting large quantities of "Coke Float" or "Chocolate" cannot banish i from my mind.

"Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to."
~Oscar Wilde~



It's easy to be tempted by the unknown, it's exciting and quite a thrill to unravel. Perhaps when I have explored every nook and cranny of this "thing" I might tire of it and move on to better pursuits. Trouble is, it is a double temptation to want something greatly unattainable, something beyond your reach that as insane as it is ridiculous, you can't help but want it more.

I sit and smile wondering who is going to lose this battle, I'm guessing that it will be me (of course). It is said that bad and downright shocking things are advisable to be experienced in small doses. Greater doses of said things can debauch a person to the point that it becomes the norm for them. Hmmm.. tempting....

Debatable:It's hard to yield to temptation.

Place a starving person in a room filled with apples, how long will it take him to grab one and take a bite?

Tick tock for me.....(wink)