A Poison Tree - 'I was angry with my foe' anger grows to 'soft deceitful wiles' 'Til it bore an apple bright'
alternative story of genesis where god is presented as deceptive & punishing
god responsible for fall of eden - presents god as cruel & hypocritical - claim to be loving/ benevolent is trick - adam & eve tricked to begin with and we have all been tricked ever since
god set them up to ensure control & use atonement as tool to manipulate generations
put tree there to keep control of humanity he created - sense of jealousy - link to Urizen
