All for one more apple

I set off for the eternal dark forest,
Deceived as bright by the occasional sunlight,
On my way to the final dark cave,
Of eternal light, glory and delight
And as I left the seer gave me an apple,
That'd keep me going to a day and night,
'You'll be there by then son' he said,
It will see you through your last day of plight

As I walked ahead, I found another apple,
I picked it, 'will I need it?' I asked, 'Yes I might',
What if took me more than an apple,
To keep delay and hunger from ruining my final flight
And so I needed a larger bag, the one I had cold keep just one
And to earn it, I put off starting by one more night,
Shouldn't take too long to feel miserable, I told myself,
After all, am headed for eternal delight

The larger bag asked me for broader shoulders,
So I toiled for days, to build the breadth and all the might,
I ran, I skipped and toned my shoulders,
I built my shoulders, for my future, eternal and bright
All for the bag, as the body grew in strength and size,
So did my appetite, it grew higher day and night,
Oh! just another apple, for the journey, I told myself,
In the end, it would be eternal delight

And thus grew the apples, the Bag and I,
In an endless loop of many a day and night,
I now had an orchard, many sacks and I,
More than what I needed, but then, no respite,
The seer came, he smiled, 'My dear boy', he said,
One apple's all you needed, to march ahead that night
Lo! you now have hundreds to cast away, and your hunger too,
Until then, you'll keep watering them, all your yearning despite.