by Bruce E. Stoker © 2003
The social anthropologists have said
That Trickster myths are common through the world—
Those stories telling how confusion swirled
Among the thoughts of ancients who were led
To do the will of one who often fed
Upon the havoc that he oft unfurled
Confusing folks with twisted words he hurled.
There’s more between the lines that ought be read.
The Serpent and Coyote are among
The men and animals who bear that role,
But if we were to take a closer look
We’d see the one who in the Garden stole
The soul of man by use of evil tongue
And through deceit all of creation shook.