Exiting Eden
Looking back
while leaving Paradise,
a new fear emerged:
they were now afraid to die
Eve holding Adam’s hand,
was also holding back the tears
Sweet fruit turned bitter,
memory of disobedience caused great pain
And the exodus made the sky cry
Two almost perfect people
slipped and fell ...
Giving a taint of sin
to such a beautiful place
was an ugly sight to see
Satan said our first parents
and he were friends ...
sheer blasphemy
A traveling lie told exiting Eden
Before moving to a new home,
whose destination was yet unknown —
Adam and Eve confessed their wrong,
and taught us, their children,
that repentance do make you strong
This is the place where being reborn began,
on the path exiting Eden
This is the place where God forgave the first sin,
on the path exiting Eden
Though they were sad leaving,
God promised Adam and Eve
with words so very comforting
He would bring them back
to a better Eden one day,
bringing great joy in the exiting
Copyright © Freddie Robinson Jr. | Year Posted 2017
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