Monday, May 7, 2018

The Garden

i wonder if Eve knew
of Lilith before
when she stood
in the lush warm garden
and was tempted.

i wonder if she thought
of Lilith's pale skin
beneath Adam's body,
if the lithe belly of the serpent
creamy in the sunlight
struck a chord.

i wonder if her cage of ribs
ached a little
as she took the fruit and
i wonder if it was the first time
anyone other than Adam
had given her
anything.

i wonder if the air smelled like dirt
the day she decided
to bring him down with her.

and if maybe
hours earlier
she found a strand of black hair
tangled into the grass
on that morning
that someone
other than her man and maker
offered her a choice.


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