Woman

Eve, created to be a
Help.
The word used of the woman twice,
The word used of God
Nineteen times.

Meaning: “saving with strength.”
A help to Adam, yes.
One wife.
A strong help.

It gets worse.

Soon after, Lamech took
Two wives,
Adah and Zillah.
Ornament and Shadow.

No longer saving with strength,
Now a decoration,
Now hidden away.

It gets worse.

Soon after, the sons of god
Took
The daughters of men.

No longer did they
Know them. They

Took them.

Oh, for a restoration of the woman
Who saves with strength!
Oh, for a woman who is a
Help.