We were works

After Genesis 3:17-15 and I John 3:1-10

We were works of before,

changed, in a moment,

into works of now.

We were fields of before,

fallow, then sown, the seed

now sprouting within us.

We were wind of before,

blowing aimlessly, now

with purpose and direction.

We were water of before,

polluted, until freshened,

cleansed, and purified.

We were works of darkness,

transformed, into works

of light, unshaded.

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Eyes opened

Eyes, opened

After Genesis 3:17-15 and I John 3:1-10

A single bite,

a single taste,

fruit forbidden,

they see themselves

as they are. Then

the sound, footsteps,

the walking 

in the garden,

footsteps thudding

through paths

and hearts,

the thudding

a pealing bell

of a bugle cry

of judgment.

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