The First God is trying to create
A place on which he can stand
Snakes appear to help him.
When they die, he mourns them.
The First God complains to Thoth
That Nut's kids are making
Too much noise. Also, he wishes
Seth would stop murdering Osiris.
A listening dead man interrupts
(He'd be eavesdropping
But Thoth hasn't invented eaves yet)
"Children make noise. They kill each other
Leaving pieces of dismembered bodies
Strewn all up and down the Nile.
Don't take them too seriously."
The First God is battling with a serpent
Who is not one of his old friends.
Despite his lack of hands, the serpent
Uses his spear skillfully. Suddenly
An armed woman with braids
Walks between them, urging them
To talk over their differences.
The Serpent says "I don't think
I created this woman; did you?"
The First God shakes his head.
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