When tempted by an evil
bearing legendary fruit
did hunger conquer innocence,
can history refute
this tale of human weakness that
has passed from ancient times.
Is this a song of simple truth
or fodder for our rhymes?
Evicted from her garden by
a knowledge never sought,
was she villain, then, or victim
in a play that time forgot?
A woman, real, or issue of
imaginary birth--
of fairest face and midnight hair--
did Snow White grace the Earth??
© Copyright 2005 Dean Neighbors
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