Did I Ever Tell You the Story of Lilith?

Adam: “Did I ever tell you the story of Lilith?”

“The one before Eve. The one I’m meant to forget. No? Didn’t think so… well,”

Lilith—

the first storm,

a force—

free.

Untamed,

unowned,

wild kisses,

wanton.

She’d lie beside me,

absentmindedly,

enjoying me,

for her pleasure.

Never begged me to stay,

never claimed to complete me.

She knew,

she was love—

we were separate,

we …