The Deception
In Eden’s midst, two trees did stand,
Life and Knowledge, by God’s command.
The tree of life, with its fruit so fair,
and the Tree of Knowledge, the one must take care.
“Eat not,” said God, “of that tree’s yield,
For death awaits if it’s revealed.”
In peace they lived, with heart’s content,
Till serpent’s guile to Eve, the truth was bent.
“Yea, hath God said?” the serpent’s snare,
Eve listened, caught within his stare.
“We may eat all, but touch not this,
Lest death befall,” she answered his hiss.
A seed of doubt, the serpent sown,
Eve’s heart and mind being overthrown.
He mixed the truth with his falsehood’s hue,
To twist God’s word, to skew her view.
“Ye shall not die,” the serpent lied,
“For your eyes shall open wide.
Like gods you’ll be, knowing all,
Both good and evil,” came his call.
The truth he abused to lead astray,
Eve’s faith in God began to sway.
She took the fruit, she ate, believed,
In the serpent’s lies, she was deceived.
To Adam then, she gave to him to eat,
Their eyes were opened, truth to meet.
But not as gods, but sin-bound souls,
Now driven from God’s perfect goals.
From glory high to sorrow’s shore,
Condemned to toil forevermore.
No longer pure, no longer free,
From Eden’s heart, they were forced to flee.
The serpent’s words, with subtle art,
Brought misery to the human heart.
From Paradise to World of strife,
Thus began Mans fallen life.
