Fig Leaf
Lessons on fig leaves make me reflective
Learning them from biblical perspective
Serving as meaningful life’s directive
Taught by God Who’s sovereignly assertive.
Fig leaves’ clothing, though nature-propped fashion
Adam and Eve sewed to hide transgression*
Covering their disobedient action
Earned them the Lord’s grievous admonition.
Fig leaves show hypocrisy-disclosure
Admitted as human nature’s pressure…
While yielding to sin-denial leisure
Conscience seeks justification-pleasure.
Fig leaves**, sans fruits in Christ’s time were worthless
On withered tree, considered as useless
Deserving rebuke for trust that’s faithless
Needing revival from being hopeless.
With such fig leaves’ Scripture-brightened insights
My soul asks Almighty for pardon plight
Confessing iniquities midst guilt-blight
Thankful for grace to start anew --- aright.
*Genesis 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.
**Matthew 21:19 And when he (Jesus Christ) saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
Dramatic Monologue in Rhyme form
April 10, 2020
3rd place, "This or That, Vol 11: Fig Leaf Theme" Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by Edward Ibeh; judged on 4/22/2022.
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