Stay or leave

Stay or leave

The dichotomy comes forward
like bubbles raising from the bottom
of something
sweet & bitter
       liq uid
tendrils 
holding the pressure
of the inner inside
walls
grabbing you
rationally
                     but

Arise
[when I write the word arise
can't do but think about Ariza
my shyest naval
addicted]

if you think of it
properly
there's so much inside the
apple as
outside

staying or
leaving!
both essential if not
substantial
when it comes to fulfilling
the apple
with
juice, taste and
vitamins

the pleasure of
escaping
into the personal
forbidden, wild and cozy
garden of the void
can be as rewarding as
engaging in standard earthly
duties

, not to mention, a stimulus for
creativity.

© 2014, José Eduardo Coelho