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| Image used for "The Sunday Muse #99" |
A smooth-talking serpent
tempted Eve;
Eve, Adam
and in an instant
Good and Evil danced,
not six feet apart, but close
like apples and sin
seafood markets and snakes,
toilet paper and sanitizer.
If only sin weren't so beautiful,
so tempting, if our hearts
didn't turn from red to black so fast.
by Margaret Bednar, March 15, 2020
My attempt to write to the image and current events in five minutes' time. I'm not saying those who get this virus are sinful - it is our reaction to this whole pandemic I'm referring and it is a bit ironic that a snake may be the cause or the host... Stay safe everyone.
linked with "The Sunday Muse #99"
9 comments:
Good job bringing the image and current events together. Well done!
I think this works well--the "bad" and "good" passing together among us until we are overwhelmed, perhaps, with what is more momentarily appealing (or speaks to our desire for control).
This is NOT an attempt, it is good!
This is well-titled and well written. A hairbreadth between good and bad!
Wow, that IS ironic about the snake. I never thought of that. I LOVE this poem!
Wisely spoken & beautifully penned Margaret! Wonderful to have you here for the 99th Muse!
Civilization is just a veneer. Let the power go out for long enough or a plague start leaving bodies in the street, and see how fast everybody turns feral.
Love the modern times we live in twist to an apple from Eden't garden
It is really frightening Marge! We have not seen the likes of and we are not really sure where it is heading!
Hank
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