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archetypal twins, alike as day and night
rewarded Rivkah after lonely years
when not yet born, already in the fight
a mother's nightmare, piling fears on tears
the birthright Esau bartered for a meal
the blessing Jacob stole from their blind sire
in time, seemed like a less than winning deal
to guard their uncle's flocks to earn his hire
the lie his father bought came at a price
he's not the firstborn he purports to be
deceiving twin and father, he sinned twice
deceived in turn, he earned deception's fee
a bitter road of exile, and return
for Jacob was the only way to learn