The Woman was practical and wise
in the ways that only women are
she walked right past that tree
and the serpent
and the fruit
and the temptation
Preparing to walk right out
of paradise, to make her own way and to
use her God-given brains and talent
as God had intended and hoped for them BOTH
the Man was weak and susceptible
and even then, driven by the
ever-annoying (to women) drive to
dick measure with other males
(I'm talking about him throwing down with
both the snake AND the Deity)
the Man ate that apple
(HE did, not her...keep reading)
to prove his was bigger and better
that he was smarter and more 'on the ball'
than any old God or reptile could be
then
they found themselves
outside the gate
the Woman mentioned
to the Man that
it wasn't necessary to defy Him
or to prove to Him how stupid he was
or to dick measure, for fuck's sake (!)
(yep, she coined the word 'fuck')
God already knew that about the Man
(though He had hoped)
then
the Man blamed her
told and recorded the First Story
and has been shifting the blame
to her
ever since
for eternity
Write a poem that recounts a creation myth. Prompt from and posted for NaPoWriMo - Day 19
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