Forbidden Fruit
Adam and Eve
living in paradise
content
yet curious
about the tree
in the middle
bearing fruit
they must never eat.
The serpent hissed
"Eve eat the apple.
The only reason
God forbade
you this fruit
was because
he knew how wise
it would make you so."
So Eve ate
and shared the apple
with Adam
who ate it too!
Eyes finally opened
they looked at each other
naked and devoid of innocence.
"Now we know
more than we should:
More than God
would have us be.
Our eyes have been opened
and Pandora's box broken.
And now it's time to leave
our paradise forever."
@JoSH Poetic Popcorn Poetry 2014
This poem was inspired by a writing group I joined recently. We were given a number of writing prompts that got our creative juices going and this is what I came up with. It's the age old story of Adam and Eve set in a poem.