The Unicorn was Mankind’s soul,
and symbolised virginal purity
and the innocence of youth.
Roaming the globe from pole to pole,
before the paths of Paradise
led Eve to seek the truth.
Desiring the horn of beauty that she saw,
she tasted what, till now, had been denied.
Then, the mythic Unicorn became no more
than the earthy, Earthly partner at her side.
Perversely, now she sought out leaves
to keep the once-lusted-after horn at bay
and, being a woman, naturally believed
one leaf more desirable
(in an indefinable sort of way).
Thus, through the Unicorn’s demise began
the rise of the modern ‘Marketing Man’


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Eve and the Unicorn

The Unicorn was Mankind’s soul,
and symbolised virginal purity
and the innocence of youth.
Roaming the globe from pole to pole,
before the paths of Paradise
led Eve to seek the truth.
Desiring the horn of beauty that she saw,
she tasted what, till now, had been denied.
Then, the mythic Unicorn became no more
than the earthy, Earthly partner at her side.
Perversely, now she sought out leaves
to keep the once-lusted-after horn at bay
for reality, emerging from imaginings,
no longer found perfection in its way.
Instead, unspoken passions given voice,
by that first taste of worldly pleasure
gave birth to an Eternity of choice,
which Eve and her Unicorn
could manifest together.