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# What About Them Apples
- URL: https://www.hawkword.com/poetry/what-about-them-apples/
- Published: 2023-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2023-09-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Description: Comparing oranges to apples -- itself a common enough trait -- made even more so when one grapples with being shown they aren't great. But what about -- the ego hollers -- and be they lay, or be they scholars -- but w...
- Author: A. Gee
- Tags: Poetry, Sonnet, Allpoetry Import, #Import 2026-04-25 19:56

Comparing oranges to apples --  
itself a common enough trait --  
made even more so when one grapples  
with being shown they aren't great.  
But what about -- the ego hollers --  
and be they lay, or be they scholars --  
but what about this other thing,  
for surely it'll reduce the sting?  
That said, the ego rests securely,  
since in its choice of universe  
it's clear that things could have been worse,  
no need to worry, prematurely.  
Drown out the noise, achieve your Zen,  
secure that you are great, again.