A/N: So, here is the second poem, told in Abel's voice. Please R&R, all feedback is greatly appreciated.
Abel
Poem Two
~OoO~
Cain, my brother, my elder
I always saw you as the better
~OoO~
Growing up together
You were my role model
More so than Dad
I was your lad
~OoO~
You Comforted me when I was sad
I remember the day
You taught me to pray
Learned me all your ways
~OoO~
Mum and Dad
Were always so far away
Lost in the past of glorious days
Mourning a Lost Paradise
Before the Fall
~OoO~
As the Firstborn
You were their Light
In the Dark Night
A gift of the Lord
~OoO~
Me, the second son
Was the bonus child
Always in the shadows behind
~OoO~
But I was always by your side
Abel, your great admirer
You were the icon of mine
~OoO~
The hardworking Cain
My big brother, tiller of the soil
Unafraid of toil
~OoO~
In many ways
I was your boy
~OoO~
We were our parents' joy
Together with our sisters two
~OoO~
Then came the day
When I was no longer a boy
We parted ways
Because I was not a tiller of the soil
~OoO~
No, a few sheep I got
That was my lot
Not like you, not as strong
I was of a more slender sort
No worker of the soil
Fighting the curse of the Lord
~OoO~
It became a rift
Farming was your pride
But I was of another kind
~OoO~
Then, came the time
Awan chose to become my wife
It darkened your mind
I did not see the signs
Because you were the brother of mine
I must have been quite blind
But you felt put aside
Saw me as the favored one
~OoO~
In hindsight
I see that it must have hurt your pride
Because you were the ambitious one
~OoO~
You always loved to compete
Ever since we were kids
~OoO~
I know, that by choosing a different life
Tending sheep
Not toiling the soil
It sparked a desire
To prove me wrong
~OoO~
One day, you said:
"Let's sacrifice to the Lord"
~OoO~
You brought some fruit from the ground
I took the best of my livestock, the firstborns
~OoO~
The fire of the sacrifice reached the skies
I saw the sign, the blessing from on High
~OoO~
But for you, my brother, something was not right
I realized
The Lord did not see to your sacrifice
~OoO~
It made my heart ache
Despite your competitive mind
You were still the brother of mine
~OoO~
But when I asked you, you said everything was fine
But I saw in your face that it was a lie
Darkness in your Eyes
~OoO~
After a while
You passed by
~OoO~
"Let's go out on the field
just you and me"
~OoO~
You said you wished to reunite
So I followed you, brother of mine
In hope we could leave the past behind
But that was the day you took my Life
~OoO~
Oh, brother of mine
I wish I could turn back the tide
I ask in my heart, why?
Why did you let pride so darken your mind?
~OoO~
When I now see you from above
I see a man, banished from his own
A wanderer so alone
My brother, what have you done?
~OoO~
Adam and Eve, they severed all ties
And the earth no longer gives its gifts
You had to leave it all behind
For all you have done, it makes my heart cry
And I know, that deep inside, regret eats you alive
~OoO~
A lonely, fearsome man
Shunned, because of the blood on your hands
But the Lord put a mark on your forehead, no one dare strike you down
At last, you found refuge in the land of Nod
A wife, a son and a city to boot
You became the father of those playing lure and pipe
And to all those makers of iron Tools
~OoO~
Now you are quite old
But to me, you will always be that youth
Brother of mine, my icon, toiler of the soil
Not the man with that hunted look
Brother of mine, I have forgiven you
~OoO~
