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Eighth Acrostic

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By Wen XiaoshengPublished about a year ago 1 min read
Eighth Acrostic
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Free to eat of any tree except the one with the fairest fruit. Can You blame me for being curious when You created me to be so? How I

Rage against you. If I shouldn't have listened to the serpent, why did You let him enter Eden? Are You not omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent?

Did you think You could deter me, ward me off with a threat I did not comprehend? You claimed I had a choice. To live in an idyll forever or to be

Intelligent, independent. How is it a choice if you placed the

Temptation there, and it comes at such a cost?

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About the Creator

Wen Xiaosheng

I'm a mad scientist - I mean, film critic and aspiring author who enjoys experimenting with multiple genres. If a vial of villains, a pinch of psychology, and a sprinkle of social commentary sound like your cup of tea, give me a shot.

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