The second before Eve was born
Adam was equal to her in every way
He was bright, beautiful, perfect
And as playful as she was
Eve was strong in the womb of God
Resilient, trustworthy, without blame
The life giving mother
Was birthed in a strange land
With strange creatures and sounds all around
She knew God
Who was this Adam?
Man to her woman
No one else around
And what did they know of love?
Adam venerated her
Before, it was only God
Now God had given him his match
A gift that holds the mystery of life
He has just a pocket of seed
One minute and 32 seconds before Eve was born
God held his breath with these last thoughts:
Will Adam worship and love me as he always has?
Will he turn from me to favour Eve?
He has named all the animals, will he name her too?
Will he possess and subjugate her?
Will this work?
God was vexed
He shook his head, sighed and shrugged
“Perhaps I should have made Eve first
She is in my image
Wait, I did
What changed my mind…”
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