After the Fall

AFTER THE FALL

Anyone may open the gates to sadness.
Adam and Eve greased the hinges.
In the nursery of sorrow, seedlings harden off.
Exposed to frost, they grow
to twisted trees of knowledge,
clearing a space in the urban fabric
for fallen pomegranates.

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