the tree

the tree of knowledge
was left there
in Eden
behind the angel
with the sword
now
does all this
seem fair

for what we paid
and all the consequences
promises
of pain
by the way

should we have access
to the tree
or given a seed
to take
to plant between the rivers
where we had to
grow the other things
to live

maybe we could have learned
more
with more servings
or at least
one more bite
if that’s all there was

(and if so
such punishments
for such a single
bite
two bites between our
mother
and our father)

does the tree
with Eden
stand there
still

is it like
the one we’ll meet
in
New Jerusalem

if here
it would be
the first and final
treasure

maybe a good thing
sigh
that as with the garden
in entirety
we don’t know what happened
where it
is
how we might have it
maybe enjoy it
later on

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Genesis 2:17

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