A/N: A collection of poems giving voice to the characters of Genesis.
The following poems are dedicated to the first three brothers who walked this Earth, Cain, Abel and Seth, starting with Abel, in two parts. Please R&R.
Abel
Poem One
~OoO~
A breath of wind blowing over the fields, tending your sheep
Adam and Eve's second son, you remain quite unknown
~OoO~
Brief was your time
Cut short your life
Briefly you walked this earth
Just like a breath
Then came your Bane
Your brother Cain
And it all came to an untimely end
Life stolen away
As is the meaning of your name
~OoO~
Born the second son, taken away too soon
As the first victim ever known
~OoO~
Caring for your sheep
But you did not get to live
Brother Cain took your life, lured you to the field
Adam and Eve's greatest grief
~OoO~
Cause, offering firstlings of your flock was a sacrifice
Accepted in the eyes of the Lord
But Cain's sacrifice of fruit of the soil
Did not please the Lord
All according to Genesis Four
~OoO~
An enigma it may seem, maybe there was something more
As legends tells, a rivalry for a bride
Awan was her name, the sister who became Cain's wife
Although, she remains unnamed in Genesis Four
~OoO~
Competition between two ways of life
May also be part of this strife
But to kill your own brother is a horrendous crime
Sadly
Cain was not the last, letting envy darken his mind
Abel, your blood still cries to the skies
Descendants, the many unborn, mourn their lost lives
~OoO~
Dangerous things
Envy and Jealousy
Ensnaring the mind, blinding the senses
Poisonous streams, causing fatal disease
The twin mothers of all sins
~OoO~
From primordial times, till this day, it is the same
Going through history, you are but the first sacrifice
Laid on the altar of power, prestige, envy and pride
~OoO~
Cut down by your brother's hand
Slain by Cain in rage
A family feud
Hardly the last, I am sorry to say
~OoO~
Elusive, like a breath was your life
A mist blown away
A gust of pure air
A dream never realized
It is no more
Emptiness is all what remains
As is the meaning of your name
~OoO~
But your memory prevails
~OoO~
Forevermore
~OoO~
A/N: Please drop a review and let me know what you think, all feedback is greatly appreciated. :)
The next poem will be told in Abel's POV, describing his feelings and relationship to his older brother, Cain.
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