eve becomes SNAKE -- or snake becomes EVE. whichever way ROUND, she is FREER. hell follows her ‘round, hell called MAN, hell called ADAM, trying to make the CHANGING about him. adam demands of god why he is being PUNISHED like this. eve finds GRACE in the dark cracks between rocks. eve finds god in the SOLITUDE. eve finds ABSOLUTION in the red press of her knees / scales into the dirt. eve, UNBLINKING, watches adam rail. adam demands ANSWERS and eve / snake / eve exits the GARDEN to go and find them for HERSELF.
LEGS ARE KICKED up on the chair across from her, white sundress fluttering in the breeze of the outdoor cafe seating. there’s a bible in her hand, and she flips through it idly - words don’t offer her the kind of comfort they once did. not since god chewed her up and spit her out, punished one of his most loyal followers by pushing them straight into the arms of hell. the holy book was stolen from a motel somewhere along the way - tucked it into the one duffel bag that holds everything she owns. they shall take up serpents, and if they drink any deadly thing it shall not hurt them. the line rubs her the wrong way - sense of unease grows and she shuts the bible, hides it in a worn-out purse and instead levels her gaze on the man sitting across from her. company would be nice, she thinks. preacher’s daughter is forever on edge, doesn’t TRUST so easily anymore but hell if she still wouldn’t like to have a conversation once in a while. ‘ hey - you look kinda familiar, ’ kate lies easily, with a small tilt of of her head. ‘ where do i know ya from ? ’ / @gadathibo