Eden

The fine grains of sand flew through the air curling around in circles, eruptions of tornados scattered as far as the eye could see. 

We walked closely holding hands, I leaned on him and he on me. He was unhindered and unafraid as we moved as one being. The sun was coming over the horizon, golden and bright. Ours eyes burned as we moved toward it together. Our vision was becoming more clear with every step, getting closer to what we knew would await us.

The air changed to a salty flavor. The terrain was transfigured to boulders and rocks jetting out of the earth. Our feet had turned muddy as we plowed through with a duty we didn't understand yet. The water had receded for us to pass but left pools of clear sea we couldn't drink with little fish swimming about.

As we came closer to a new land, fields of tall reeds swayed in a free flowing, gentle breeze.

When we reached the earth above water, soft moss ground cover cleaned our feet and we were free of the dust and sludge. The trees grew tall over our heads until we could no longer see above them. The sun snuck through in beams radiating down showing us the way. We could hear life around us where we had not before. It smelled fresh and pure. Wings of small creatures flew about us gingerly brushing our skin with their softness. 

Terraced steps greeted our arrival. We had to help one another up, they were higher than we could climb by ourselves. They were made for a Goliath. 

The doors were white, speckled with gold and tall made for the Titans to move through. The handles suspended in the middle of the heavy doors were made of the largest stag antlers curved and wrapped in vines of stinging nettle.  

I mounted his broad strong shoulders so I could reach and grab the handle. The nettle burned like thousands of stingers imbedded in my skin. I pulled with all my might to open the door for us...screaming in pain as my skin felt seared. His hands around my waist, he lifted me off him.

With the door opened the threshold beckoned us. We walked through to a place not meant for one man but all men. 

We knew we would be more free than we had ever been but the burden was heavy and we were tired.

The walls were stone and water cascaded down them for us to drink. Bowls of fire kept us warm and the moon full in its glory shown down through the open air above. We could hear howling in the distance and the air hummed enlightenment.  

The pillows were clouds of soft fur that when we fell into them we sank to a place of bright glory that caressed us. The light didn't hurt. It shrouded us with the things we would have to know. To move the future.

My name was Lilith. My job is to hold the Truth uncorrupted and share it for all time. I stand on the shoulders of man kind and guide the way as I was told to do.

The Truth not told anymore is that we left the not knowing and came to Eden and here we are all now. Do you drink of the flowing waters of life? Do you eat the fruits that grow from the ground?

This, today, here, and now we live in Eden if you can see it. 

One day I'll tell you a story

Be still and listen