friends: binge in Eden leads to twinge in the hinge...at least in the case of Eve!
so here...enjoy Ted Hughes' irreverence in a poem called "Apple Tragedy".

(note: as most of you know, the seventh day was when God had finished his work (creating the earth etc) and decided to take a break. Below is HUGHES' version of what happens on Day 7.)


Apple Tragedy

So on the seventh day
The serpent rested,
God came up to him.
"I've invented a new game," he said.

The serpent stared in surprise
At this interloper.
But God said: "You see this apple?"
I squeeze it and look -- cider."

The serpent had a good drink
And curled up into a questionmark.
Adam drank and said: "Be my god."
Eve drank and opened her legs

And called to the cockeyed serpent
And gave him a wild time.
God ran and told Adam
Who in drunken rage tried to hang himself in the orchard.

The serpent tried to explain, crying "Stop"
But drink was splitting his syllable.
And Eve started screeching: "Rape! Rape!"
And stamping on his head.

Now whenever the snake appears she screeches
"Here it comes again! Help! O Help!"
Then Adam smashes a chair on his head,
And God says: "I am well pleased"
And everything goes to hell.

[ted hughes -- from the crow poems]
- posted by Mehreen Malik @ 1:21 PM