Tree Of Knowledge Poem by Barry Middleton

born without knowledge
man only knows need
and driven by hunger
he cries out to his mother

peace is primal in Eden
in the infancy of humanity
there is no need to choose
there is no hunger or thirst

hidden desire outwits us
the allure of eternal life
the kiss of infinite wisdom
our oceanic dreams awaken

men reach beyond hope
to join their imagined god
to be satiated and to know
to grasp the mystery of ages

so the apple is consumed
and with it innocence dies
and there is peace no more
but only the hiss of a serpent