In the beginning God made everything.
According to scientists, the beginning
took billions of years.
I’ve taken to counting my ribs.
I want there to be one less so
I have something to believe in.
At the very least
I’m responsible for naming the animals
who live in my house.
I’ve built a garden in the front
and in the back. I can’t eat the fruit
because the possum gets there first.
I call a man in periodically
to keep it looking like paradise.
He brings others to help him.
There are so many more people
eating forbidden fruits
than when all this started.
Rick Lupert, a poet, songleader and graphic designer, is the author of 23 books including “God Wrestler: A Poem for Every Torah Portion.”
