A POISON TREE

BY WILLIAM BLAKE

THE POISON TREE

IT GROWS IN THE MIND OF THE
PERSONA
IT IS DARK, DECEITFUL AND EVIL
IT REPRESENTS THE GROWTH OF
ANGER IN THE PERSONA TOWARDS
HIS/HER ENEMY
IT RESULTS IN PHYSICAL AND
SPIRITUAL DEATH

THE APPLE
IT REPRESENTS THE PERSONAS
ANGER, JEALOUSY AND CRUELTY
IT IS A TRAP MADE BY THE PERSONA
FOR HIS/HER ENEMY
ONCE YOU TAKE A BITE OF THIS
POISONOUS APPLE, YOU WILL DIE

OTHER EXAMPLES OF BAD

APPLES
THE FORBIDDEN APPLE IN THE STORY OF ADAM
AND EVE
EVE WAS TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL TO EAT THE
APPLE OF KNOWLEDGE.
BOTH ADAM AND EVE WERE THROWN OUT
OF HEAVEN AND FELL FROM GRACE.

OTHER EXAMPLES OF BAD

APPLES
THE POISONOUS APPLE IN THE STORY OF SNOW
WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES
THE EVIL QUEEN TRICKED SNOW WHITE INTO
EATING A POISONOUS APPLE BECAUSE SHE
WANTED SNOW WHITE DEAD.