The Serpent swallowed hard and looked Eve squarely in the eye,

“Do not worry oh first woman of many,

I may be tempting you with forbidden fruit

But they will soon forget your lust and realise

That Adam’s sin was greater

And how they shall talk and will not defend his honour

You will be blameless, they shall all whisper

Of how I corrupted him.

Ian D. Hall 2013