In the beginning was
Satan and his name was
Satan
And Satan held the
Word and by the
Word Man gained flesh.
Satan brought the Word and the word was
Not
And
Eden sloughed away from the body of the Man,
Reduced to
atoms.
Man beheld his
nakedness for the first time
And he hid behind a tree in shame
And Satan acted surprised
When Man began to look about him with suspicion.
Now beneath the tree there also stood a
woman.
Man beheld her singing and he walked around to find her.
The woman sang
Sing to Me! Me! Me!
Glorious am I!
Sing my wonders!
Adore me! Desire me!
The Man fell
prostrate and he worshipped her.
And the woman sneered at this display
Though inwardly enjoying it.
Satan
taught the two all about the plants and the animals,
The stars and the planets,
Numbers, order, and love for the
other.
He taught them the
voice in their heads
And how to systematize experience
And he taught them all that they shalt not.
The two looked upon the
world and they
wept.