Thanks. You can probably tell, but it's more than a mere poem. It's an interpretation of the BIble verse at the beginning. I have wondered for some time if their "eyes" being opened is also a deeper metaphor for the birth of their egos and consequently them now considering themselves to be "I's."
fig leaf
noun
a leaf of a fig tree, often used for concealing the genitals in paintings and sculpture.
a thing intended to conceal a difficulty or embarrassment.
"the amendment was just a fig leaf intended to cover the cracks in the party"
The next passage says they made aprons from fig leaves. Which I think this definition suggests may mean more than covering up flesh, but the parts of ourselves we're ashamed to reveal to others.
Thanks. You can probably tell, but it's more than a mere poem. It's an interpretation of the BIble verse at the beginning. I have wondered for some time if their "eyes" being opened is also a deeper metaphor for the birth of their egos and consequently them now considering themselves to be "I's."
The next passage says they made aprons from fig leaves. Which I think this definition suggests may mean more than covering up flesh, but the parts of ourselves we're ashamed to reveal to others.