I
It took six days to
go from no world, to all that
we know. Very good.
II
Meet Adam. Eats a
lot of fruit. Names animals.
Alone in garden.
III
When seeking knowledge
trust the serpent to show you
what you’re not wearing.
IV
Moving day. First two
sons. Then just one. This isn’t
going as we’d hoped.
V
If you play the flute
your origin story traced to
these words. The lyre too.
VI
Great great great great grand
father Cain killed. They say it
was an accident.
VII
So much begetting.
God starts to regret all this.
Water is coming.
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