God’s first attempt

Adam was naked

from the lump at his neck

to the ground at his feet.

Adam was panting for a woman

and God took notice.

fearing self abuse by his creation

God nabbed a stick of charcoal

from his bag of tricks

and began sketching a woman

for Adam’s morning delight.

Adam didn’t like it, so God, pissed off,

snapped his rib and fashioned another

sketch he named at a later time.

now it came to pass that God's

original sketch was found

in a shipping trunk in the mid-west

and scheduled to be auctioned

as quickly as possible.

I showed-up wanting to prove

the existence of the mid-west

and instead won the sketch with a bid

of $250.00 American,

a healthy sum in 1968.

(sketch provided by: "ACME Sketch Co. Inc".)