HaNachash

VeHaNachash Haya Arum Mikol Chayat HaSadeh Asher A'sah HaShem Elokim

When you see the serpent
Unmasked
At last
It's an experience

Disbelief
That not only does he exist
But that after years of him
Winding around
Your body
And even
Inside your insides
You can see him clearly

Terror
At his strength
At the sound
Of his bells

Rage
That he grafted himself
To your deepest places
Your private hurts
Your sacred prayers
Your strongest desires
To heal

Grief
That something exists
That would feed on
Your holiness
And twist it
Into despair

But in the ultimate chamber
Of the heart
Hope
And Faith
That the serpent's true nature
Was revealed to you
By the Lord

So that you could free yourself
At last
And in Joy
Return to Him