kicked myself out of paradise left a hole in the morning no note no goodbye was patient and hairyhe cared for the animals worked late at night planting vegetables under the moon
sometimes he'd hold me our long hair tangled he kept me from rolling off the planet
it was always safe there but safety
wasn't enough. I kept nagging pointing out flaws in his logic
he carried a god around in his pocket consulted it like
a watch or an almanac
it always proved I was wrong
two against one isn't fair! I cried and stormed out of Eden into history: the Middle Ages were sort of fun they called me a witch I kept dropping in and out of people's sexual fantasies
now I work in New Jersey take art lessons live with a cabdriver
he says; baby what I like about you is your sense of humor
sometimes I cry in the bathroom remembering Eden and the man and the god