The Tree of Knowledge

I think I know what grew
on the Tree of Knowledge.
We think we are so smart,
so evolved,
with our critical thinking
and our science.
The Tree of Knowledge
provided, of course, knowledge;
but we were warned not to eat the fruit.
The forbidden fruit that grows
on the branches of knowledge
is love.

Now

Love has cursed us.
Yes, love is the light that guides us,
but that light will be extinguished
and the dark that follows
will be the deepest ever seen.
One that is blessed with a life of love
is doomed to a life of loss.
This is what we took upon ourselves
when we tasted that forbidden fruit,
so when you feel that pain of loss
and find yourself lost in the dark
remember you were blessed with love
and remember how it's left you blind.

Then

Remember how sweet the fruit was
how seeing light was worth your sight
and how love is worth the loss.