The forbidden fruit enticed man
When god was for a while away
From the paradisical Garden of Eden
Where his rule held total sway

That was supposedly the first sin
Committed by man
Egged on by his accomplice
The very first woman

Do we ever realise
The enormity of this decision
When man for the first time
Stood up to be a real man

To be able to jointly act
Along with Eve as collaborator
To decide on their fate
Without god as the mentor

For the very first time
Ignoring divine instructions
They chose to give character
To the future of Homo sapiens

Little did they know
At that point in time
That their own descendants
Would lack the same spine

Preferring to ignore
This daring legacy
Choosing to be ever mired
In religious controversy

Subir Chakraborty / 24th Oct 2018