Paradise

From the first paradise on,

where man and women came to be.

There was always the serpent,

lurking behind the tree.

Yet every time we left,

to experience a paradise anew.

It was destroyed by the snake,

who came along too.

We cannot convince it to do wrong,

so it should have to leave the meadow.

For the one who convinces,

also has to go.

From paradise to paradise,

with a snake along the way.

Man and woman

search for a paradise to stay.

Along the way,

a different paradise did suffice.

And the snake itself,

became the paradise.

(7/26/06)