Inspired by Carol Ann Duffy’s collection - “The World’s Wife”
Eve
Helen Crook
Centuries of blame have vilified me as a temptress,
Blamed for a moment of innocence and inexperience, then banished forever
Created from the rib near his beating heart; loved, yet not equal.
Destined to be submissive and subservient, dominated by man.
Yet they forget I am the mother of mankind, responsible for the spawning
Of the masses, the matriarch of the human race, genetically immortal.
Yet the best piece of advice I can offer from the knowledge I have gained is:
Stay away from apples, they’re nothing but trouble!
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