Theology

Portrait of Ted Hughes
Ted Hughes 1930–1998

"No, the serpent did not Seduce Eve to the apple. All that's simply Corruption of the facts.

Adam ate the apple. Eve ate Adam. The serpent ate Eve. This is the dark intestine.

The serpent, meanwhile, Sleeps his meal off in Paradise - Smiling to hear God's querulous calling."

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  1. Tanya United States

    this poem is very somber and sometimes i wonder how he's capable of thinking like this.

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