DisinGenesis: The Real Story

In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth, solid ground
and aqueous sea, and all the flora and fauna. And He planted
a garden and put therein Adam – and from Adam’s rib, Eve –
to rule the lesser beasts and populate the land.
And all was good.

Then God spoketh this to Adam and to Eve: “Eat heartily the fruits
of my labors, but not one apple from the tree of the knowledge
of good and evil. If thou doest as I say, thou shalt join me in heaven.
If thou disobey, I shall cast thee from the garden.”
And all was good.

And the immaculate couple gazed beyond the garden’s boundaries
to see endless azure skies and wisping clouds, plains of waving grain
and cool, sparkling lakes, swaying palms on sandy beaches
and antelope at play and sayeth to their creator, “Nah. We’re good.”
And all was good.

So God created hurricanes to swamp the shores and tornados to fell tall trees,
sharks to patrol placid waters and ticks to spread disease,
greed to plague the feeble-minded and lust to ensure constant strife.
Then asketh of the wide-eyed pair, “What about now?”
And all was just fair.

Adam looketh at Eve, then to God and sayeth unto him: “My Lord
we shall follow thy command and remain in Eden. Just one thing
thou shouldst know, though: whilst thou rained all manner
of perfidy and pestilence upon our pastoral home, I ateth the apple.”
And all went to shit.

© Rick Blum 2018