Persuasive Eve

"Take it honey

I had a bite,

No pain or discomfort

Not even a mite.

I talked to a creature

A beautiful creature indeed,

He advised me

And I took his lead.

I am still here

I have not died

So have a bite too

And together we’ll abide.

I know what God said

But it didn’t happen,

I am still here

And I don’t feel threatened.

Everything’s the same

As it was at the beginning

So take a bite dear Adam,

A bite’s not sinning."

God had given Adam

A very clear directive

But now things got muddy

And Eve was persuasive.

He looked her over

From her head to her toe,

She was the same Eve

And she had told him so.

Can’t be anything wrong

With taking a bite,

After all, Eve did

And she appears all right.

I’ll just turn it a little

And bite where she bit,

But as soon as Adam bit

That was it.

Their covering fell off

They were now exposed,

Right then they found out

They had on no clothes.

Now shame stepped in

And Embarrassment too,

It was time to cover up

At once they both knew.

Eve’s persuasiveness

Had ruined their day,

I wonder what would have happened

If Adam had not strayed.

Stewart Russell © February 2019.