The Whys Surprise
I seem to be developing
a Cultural Case of ‘The Whys’
that comes to me as a Surprise.
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Why did Men make up a Story
many people still believe,
a ‘Shame and Blame Story’,
the Tale of Adam and Eve-
Woman, the Seductive Temptress
(corrupted by an Evil Snake)
so willingly and able to lead
astray, to disobey, to deceive
Man, the ‘Fallen Innocent’,
the ‘Victim’ who must pay-
cast out from Paradise,
the Son who ‘lost his way’
because Woman ‘disobeys’-
a ‘Cautionary Tale’
told to so many Children
through the Ages and Today???
(The message here of course-
Do Not Dare To Disobey!)
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Why did Men conceive their God
as Male with ‘Body Parts’ like them,
punishing and condemning,
a commanding Father-Figure,
a Fearsome Final-Authority
(often Imagined with a Beard)
they’d best Worship and Obey,
denying Females any rights
or they’ll lead all Men astray???
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Why must Women hide their hair,
hide their bodies, hide their faces,
hide their intelligence and abilities,
(Disobedience demand ‘penalties’
harsh and cruel, some Cultures say.)
only serving Men to please
still Today in many Cultures
claiming God demanding these
Gender Laws and Rules to please
Deity or is it Deities???
(It may depend on where you live.)
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Why are Women in some Cultures
painted, filmed, stripped nude
then judged indecent, even lewd,
an ‘Em-bar-rass-ment’ to Women,
(though some Women desire Women)
a ‘Sex-As-Dirty Tease’ for Men-
(though some Men desire Men)
Men believing they’re all Superior
from Stories told by other Men,
like God is Male with ‘Parts’ like them,
they’re ‘in His Image’ after all,
didn’t God talk to Mostly Men
in Scripture Stories, Tales for Men
and those Compliant Women
living well by pleasing Men???
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As in Science, we Advance
through our Courageous Questions
to help us Understand.
(Perhaps even become ‘The Wise’?)
Who has Intelligent Answers
to Beliefs we carry still
in World Views, in Laws that guide us,
in God-Beliefs we kill and die for
even faring into Space?
Respecting All, the Human Race,
maybe now we’ll discover
God is Ever, Only Love.
(God Bless Us All, Everyone.)
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February 23, 2023
Shelley Audrey Wilson
Victoria, Bc
Flowerpoet 
Not male … respect … 🙏
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Myths are still the foundation for many who prefer to be told a story rather than have to spend energy thinking for themselves. The Adam and Eve myth is a classic example, but the other examples also expose different myths. Mant men live with the myth that they are ‘superior’ in some way, that women are to be servants to their wishes. Science also has a few myths, the promoting of StarTrek rests on a myth that defines humans as ‘superior’ in some way. A lovely piece of writing Shelley.
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Thanks for your comment David. 💖✨
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If the bible had been written by women, I think we would have quite a different tale.
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Yes. I think if the women hadn’t kept silent or been silenced for their communions with God it would have been both male and female messengers in the Scriptures. God has no gender preference. The message of Love is all that matters. 💖✨
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