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An end to Eden
I can see how it works, I can see how
Man might see God in everything and
In the beginning, it was probably God
Who saw everything in man. Investing
Heavily in the notion of a caretaker, a
Custodian, who would love the earth,
Nurture the earth and above all, play
A major role in the ongoing prosperity
And security of our home in space.
It is not hard to see why the beauty
Of mankind was so attractive, nor is
It hard to see how a benevolent spirit
Might be drawn into believing that
The kindly attributes resident in one
Human would be resident in all.
Beyond biblical history, mankind must
Have been a dreadful disappointment,
I don’t blame Eve or the biting of an
Apple, much more likely the eating of
The serpent, which still dwells within
Many today.
Chopping down trees to keep Hell’s fires
Burning, mining coal to keep Hell’s fires
Burning, drilling for oil and gas to keep
Hell’s fires burning and now planet earth
Is burning and the cycle of destruction is
Almost complete, global warming, global
Boiling, global Hell.
© Joseph G Dawson