Night Before the Fall

There was a night
when everything was still

and still perfect

who would have guessed
that tomorrow would bring

the beginning of the end
the end of the beginning

tonight
I have everything I need
everything I want

perfect gifts from a perfect Creator

ONE thing has been denied
and that one thing
I must have

So tomorrow
in the early morning dew
though I lie under flawless beauty tonight
I will grasp for more

because God knows

God knows
more than I know,
and I can’t have that.

so I will have THAT.

in spite of all THIS.

and though I will bring
THE Curse
upon myself
upon everyone

the ability
to choose
to compare
to need what I do not need
feels like a curse I already carry.

tonight
all I need are these stars

oh, that this night would never end

but it will.