Ben Neiser
1 min readJul 15, 2020

Allergies

Early rising

Eyes swelling

Throat tightening

Nose running

Yesterday spending

Eyes gazing

Feet relishing

Lungs breathing

Body soaking

Mountains arraying

Sun warming

Breeze comforting

Trees sheltering

Me invading

Creation retaliating

Mutual destroying

Thoughts unrelenting

Of Serpent cunning

Mankind willing

Trust tearing

Naked shaming

Relationship hiding

Order dividing

Enmity growing

Pain multiplying

Marriage conflicting

Ground cursing

Brow sweating

Garments replacing

Garden expelling

Yesterday flourishing

Glory unfolding

Spring enjoying

Today breaking

Sin reminding

The Fall attacking

Inspired by Genesis 3 and my own brokenness.

Ben Neiser
Ben Neiser

Written by Ben Neiser

Christian. Husband. Father of two girls. Creative. Writer. Collaborator of Faith, Art, and Community.

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