Fruit of the forbidden personifying The pride of a heart that was God-defying From there, all humanity was subjected Cast from perfection and disconnected Thorns and thistles sprout from sin The labor pains of corruption Confined to a realm of tantalizing flaw Are earth and its inhabitants under the law A harbinger of common grief Earth’s cries echo the soul’s plea for relief Our fallen hearts desperately thirst For redemption from a garden cursed The mourning of the dove and the brokenhearted The sigh of the wind and the dearly departed The fatigue of the sun and the trauma-inflicted The howl of the wolf and the abused and afflicted The…