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It is forbidden to eat To eat the fruit of love In the garden of Human Woman plucks it from the tree The tree of ignorance And gives it to Man Man realizes they are clothed And is embarresed he connot Make her drop her brazier They fall into love And shall forever dwell In paradise near to God But        In paradise there groweth        Another strange fruit        And a strange snake
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Apr 17, 2016
Apr 17, 2016 at 11:50 AM UTC
Forbidden Fruit
It is forbidden to eat To eat the fruit of love In the garden of Human Woman plucks it from the tree The tree of ignorance And gives it to Man Man realizes they are clothed And is embarresed he connot Make her drop her brazier They fall into love And shall forever dwell In paradise near to God But        In paradise there groweth        Another strange fruit        And a strange snake
I thought perhaps this perfect opposite of the genisis story could have unconsciously influenced Christian thought over the centuries, giving rise to patriarcal systems of knowledge and a fear of ***
john-shai
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Apr 17, 2016
Apr 17, 2016 at 11:50 AM UTC
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