There were snakes all over Eden,

but only Eve noticed
Adam had to be shown.
He knew sex,
but the original sin wasn’t sex
It was desire of sex
Knowledge of self-acceptance, of irresponsibility
guilt
Sex was never a crime until it became passion.
Maybe the original sin was the gift of knowledge
When Adam and Eve discovered
they were not really suited for each other.
Maybe they left Eden through different gates,
wandered around awhile
found only each other
made do with what they had
I think this is the original sin
the curse of knowledge of passion.
Settling for less
making do with what we have
after we have lost Eden.