WOMAN OF THE APPLES

ART: "Woman of the Apples" 2023

As a child, she wondered about the life of the Woman of the Apples. Everyday when she walked to school, she would see her sitting on a stool, a red scarf wrapped about her. People would pick up the apples they wanted and give her money. There was no conversation. I could not see if she smiled or if there was light in her eyes. I did not know if she covered great sorrow with her scarf, if she had children, a husband, someone waiting for her. I knew nothing. I was afraid to ask. Afraid to even come close. I wanted to hear her voice, to look into her eyes. Now. I don’t remember if she was real or imagined. Somewhere inside me, she lives.