FEATURED POETRY: Adam by Jaja dela Peña

Adam was a sinner

he was human and weak

he couldn’t resist the temptation

of finding everything he seeked

who could resist the sensation?

the feeling of euphoria and lust

she was the reddest apple in the garden

she had the beauty you couldn’t trust

but Adam was a sinner

he couldn’t say no

what harm she intended to bring

her evil didn’t show

he took a bite of the exquisite fruit

a bite he never should have taken

at first she tasted sweet then became bitter

and so it came; the downfall of the sinner

despite the delightful taste of the red apple

the pleasure of the bite did not last

a great pain in his chest

suddenly a spell has been cast

the apple was poisoned

she was never meant to satisfy

she was meant to kill

now he was struggling to get by

no means of survival

no means of cure

what seemed so beautiful to him

was never created pure

but Adam was a sinner

he was young and naive

he gave in to what he thought was good

and now look where he stood