The stories of the bible that you know are <br />not true tales of what really once occurred. <br />According to the holy book of Zohar, <br />when God told Man he grievously had erred <br />and therefore should prepare to leave the garden, <br />He was astonished when He heard Man say: <br />“Now wait a minute, God, I beg your pardon: <br />it’s You has to leave––I’m going to stay! ” <br />He hoped that with a technicality <br />he might get off, as often happens now <br />to people of the highest quality <br />who do the sort of things laws don’t allow. <br />Regardless of the crimes which is it is said <br />you have committed, if your lawyer sees <br />a loophole in the law through which to thread <br />your case no judge will bring you to your knees, <br />and if it turns out that your rights were viol- <br />ated, though you’re guilty you will walk; <br />your case dismissed, you’ll never go to trial, <br />for rights trump trashy prosecutor talk. <br />But God had read Man his Miranda rights <br />and followed all the details of the book <br />He gave to Moses after forty nights <br />and days, and proved that Adam was a crook. <br />There were no technicalities to save <br />his skin, once he had covered it with leaves <br />of fig trees. It is clear he was a knave, <br />no legal tricks were hidden up his sleeves, <br />and that is why the two of them were forced <br />to part and go off on their separate journeys; <br />just like unhappy couples who’re divorced, <br />they went their separate ways without attorneys. <br /> <br />Inspired by an interview of Daniel C. Matt on NPR on March 3,2004.<br /><br />gershon hepner<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/adam-and-miranda/
