When Adam and Eve went to the world
left the garden
moved residences, changed zip codes
cast out, thrown out, banish'ed.
The cousins weren't there.
They would have embraced their neighbors, had there been any.
Had there been any, they would have welcomed all
as they had welcomed every bug, bush and bird in the garden.
They might have called their neighbor Jo, hiya Jo!
and though that wasn't it, it would take, because Adam and Eve a knack for naming things.
just right.
But they were alone, after getting fired from tending the Garden
They were alone and when we see them
our hearts go out to them
and we want to wrap them in blankets and
say there, there and help them and love them and
show them all that will come.
When we go to them with blankets and cheer
they will know us at once
for any of us here look so much more
left the garden
moved residences, changed zip codes
cast out, thrown out, banish'ed.
The cousins weren't there.
They would have embraced their neighbors, had there been any.
Had there been any, they would have welcomed all
as they had welcomed every bug, bush and bird in the garden.
They might have called their neighbor Jo, hiya Jo!
and though that wasn't it, it would take, because Adam and Eve a knack for naming things.
just right.
But they were alone, after getting fired from tending the Garden
They were alone and when we see them
our hearts go out to them
and we want to wrap them in blankets and
say there, there and help them and love them and
show them all that will come.
When we go to them with blankets and cheer
they will know us at once
for any of us here look so much more
like them
than anything there did
or in the garden
bipedal hominids - family.
bipedal hominids - family.
Written September 2012
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