" THE GARDEN OF EDEN "

Naked, in the lush green of the Garden of Eden
Just after the breath of life
There was a pause, a holy hesitation, when questions
Wielded with feverish blades of innocence
Questions aimed straight at the heart of man, catastrophic
Changes for femininity, warring and terrified masculinity
Daggers darting straight into obscurity and possibilities
Rampantly running through the minds of unborn warriors
Wondering what it meant to understand.........to be
In the midst of this unseen conflagration
Evil on the outskirts peering in..........on Eve
Blindly catching raindrops in her mind, a thunderous
INVITATION
Can you manage this?
The chaos answered her with a plan
Lurking lizards in the playground, creeping closer to the man
Whispering delightful insinuations, sliding ominous laughter
Into his hands, the fruit of mistaken manipulation
The unbreakable charm
Of evil's subtle sweetness in her hands
More than he could taste, or feel
Or possibly defend in his innocence
There was heard a hiss, before evil began
The Master Plan
And in her hands, confusion ran
ADAM!!
" Take a bite of this
and be a man!".....

Tony Taylor   (Chicago)