Eden: Scene III

Act 0, Scene –3 : Eden, Immediately before The Fall Eve reacts to Adam’s reaction to Eve – Divine Cause and Effect. Man, for weakness has a name, should have been left … alone. ADAM Tall and slender Quiet Man Piercing eye Gentle hand Need unspoken Deep inside Pledge unbroken Self, denied Asks for nothing Wants for much Aching for A tender touch Human, Nature Soul and Strength Emerging in a Fateful length Of time to which There is no cure That purity Can long endure A choice unfair A force too hard For one who cares To disregard A whispered word Deceptively kind From somewhere deep Inside her mind Condemns us all To bliss and then Eternal fall For serving man Exit the Right Hand of God … Enter players.