Adam & Eve

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They gave Eve to Adam.

They, as in the Father,

Son,

and Holy Spirt.

She was to be a helpmate,

wife,

friend,

lover,

companion.

She was made from his rib.

Adam’s rib.

They say she introduced sin into the world.

They as in, all the preachers I heard, not Moses,

because the Good Book makes it clear —

they both partook of the apple.

They both committed the original sin.

They are both equally to blame.

But Eve, Eve gets the bad rep —

and women are known as trouble

forevermore.

Eve never spoke in the Bible,

and neither did Adam.

So who knows how they felt —

besides ashamed.

Yet — thanks to Eve,

we bleed monthly,

and bear children in pain.

What always captivated me,

however,