The Fall
On the anniversary Adam coaxed Eve,
complaining, distracted, to the clearing
for the invented ritual.
He had been uneasy since,
repeating actions in certain ways as if,
had he got things just so,
THAT might be taken back.
She too had organized a routine
around planting, milking, nursing--
also the same. Yet she was satisfied.
But now there was this extra thing,
and Adam...
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