A Letter to Adam

death is such an interesting
fellow, how courteous of you
to invite him in! original
sin,

what a generous inheritance!
we would like
to write our own beginning, the
new
and

improved genesis- one
without serpentine
nemeses, weak-
willed women, or

incidents
involving
trees.

Bryan Shultz's Questions:

1) Do you think any groups of people might find this poem offensive?

2) Does it flow well or do some of the words keep it from doing so?

3) How clear is the message behind this piece? What do you feel it is saying?