Game

Wooed by silken tongue of snake

First bite of knowledge Eve did take.

Adam followed in her wake.

Took the path of most resistance.

Opened breadth of their existence.

Their God had dangled apple bright;

Of Knowledge fruit they must not bite.

Quite aware the choice He'd given

Once taken was not to be forgiven.

Gave Snake much satisfaction,

This God betraying action;

Original Sin infraction

Inciting angry Deity reaction.

For the pair that He had mated

Tasted of Temptation He'd created.

With thunderous frown

Eve and Adam were sent down,

Down, down from His grace.

Down to a much harsher place;

To a naked new direction

Where Fig leaves were no protection.

He, Creator, made it known

Alone, they'd reaped what had been sown.

If of the Tree they'd not been told

Responsibility would be His to hold.

They'd felt that God could be out-clevered,

For want of knowledge, trust was severed.

On humankind was left a curse

No retraction, no reverse.

Original choice result was meted.

Man's sin would not be deleted.

And for being underhanded,

Snake struck mute, forever branded.

Inauspicious situation

Demanded desperate motivation.

Reliance on their own devices

Beckoned entry for human vices.

Whence Adam with a sense of shame

Began with Eve a blaming game,

Then set about the world to plunder

Really, is it any wonder?

Good and evil began their game

Creation would never be the same.

Free will had come with cost

Direct line to God was lost.

Though from Eden they were driven,

Dominion over Earth was given.

A veritable power feast

Creating havoc still unceased.

Father turned from them His face.

Mankind lacking God's embrace

Created idols to fill the space;

Not auguring well for the human race

How many gods now on the side of win

As we desiccate our kith and kin?

Going about our human game

God's original pride might be to blame.

©Grapher2013