Alone In Eden Ii Poem by Gary Diamond

When I came here first of all
I was too angry, too gauche.
I wanted to see a myth
So I did
And I became a beast
And tore at it.

Now I've returned
And the damage done
Was healed when my back was turned.

Eden as a concept is
All that's good about the soul
Things worth keeping
The little differences that defined moments

When you think of your lover
You can't picture it all at once
What comes first are the little quirks
The things only you know about.

Eden is much the same.
It was called a garden because it had the variety
In truth it takes any form you'd want it to be.
It seeks to please and to teach
But not to implore or to preach.

It could be a man, a woman, a fruit
Whatever you want from it.
If you scream bloody murder
It becomes the consequence of your hate
I stopped screaming
I stopped drinking
And whatever I see now
I like it better.