Eve’s Story by Katherine DeLorraine
Based on the painting “Silencing Eve” by Judith Peck
Adam gone as usual, I wandered lonely
until weary I rested beneath the apple tree
thinking of an emptiness inside me—
not hunger, but a thing I could not name.
I drifted in and out of semi- slumber until
a strange creature appeared–
scaly black parting the grass
as it slid close to my head.
Its deep, raspy voice whispered
that the key to knowledge hung above
red, within my reach.
All around me darkened,
and the creature vanished.
When Adam returned, I told him all.
He said he’d known life held more
and bid me try before him.
One bitter-sweet bite, and I passed out.
When I awoke, fearful and aware,
Adam towered over me.