|
ADAM poem in selection of poems on various topics and themes, including America, Japan, Malawi and Guantanamo.
This ADAM poem is part of the Genghis Lotus Poetry Collection, a selection of poems free to read online. The collection includes school poems, city poems, nature poems, war poems, cancer poems, death poems, and, additionally, other poems, assorted poems on various topics and themes, this being one of those other poems. Webmaster for this site is poet Hugh Cook, born in Britain, educated in New Zealand, and the author of, amongst other works, the fantasy series Chronicles of an Age of Darkness. |
|
short poems |
school poems |
city poems |
nature poems |
|
war poems |
cancer poems |
death poems |
other poems |
|
Paperback Book or US $5 PDF file |
|
Eden is boring. Nothing explodes. There are no trains to run off the tracks. And Adam finds himself Minus the desideratum of a target. What is he questing for? Comic books? Broadband? Balsamic vinegar? He's aware of an itch, Somewhere, And scratching Has yet to be invented. Something is missing. Consumer needs Quest for their marketplace. There is, as yet, no agora, But what is he here for? Razor blades? Plasma TV? Pachinko? He eyes the fruit, The One Forbidden Thing, Wondering if this Is the answer. "Not yet," says the serpent, Who's seen the script. But Adam is engineered for impatience: Quests, missions, objectives, Grails unholy or otherwise. "Out!" says the angel. And Adam shrugs, Loses the core, Strides to the open gate, And exits. As he tastes, for the first time ever, Dust in his nostrils, Something on two legs Is running after him. |
|
May be photocopied for classroom use |
|
|
||||
|
|
|
Click to Read |