Naive Eve and the Snake

Small edits 3/22/20201

Eve to Snake:

"To see the world

you must first taste

the forbidden fruit,"
she says,
"You have not

truly lived until you do. 

You must know all

and be known to all- 
To everyone and everything

to be truly free.

You must show

you are fierce and bear teeth!
Flail your arms wildly in the air, 

with fists closed

a warning 

so others may stay away-

Then, only then

you may shove

as much reward as you can fit

into your mouth
before you have to flee.."

Snake to Eve:

"But all is here

is not truly here, 

and all that does not exist

exists. 

I'll move in silence

as not to be seen,

so I'll see all,

I feel all

observing everything

around me 

moving unnoticed."

Never underestimate

the power

of underestimation,
He tells her.

"Ssshhh.....
I'm about to strike!
They will reel by the sheer pain

and shock of a precise hit!
Blinded

It catches them by surprise.
With their backs turned arched

I shall eat freely and watch

as they blame you for it."

February 28, 2013