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| "Crucifixion 22" © 2016 David Prashker |
A Song Of Lupus
He smiles at me contemptuously
from the far side of the mask
in too much of a hurry
to receive this coin
with which I pay him tribute
holding his hand out not to ask
nor beg
but simply to shake a resolute
farewell
Armoured to the very loin
like a beast of the apocalypse
unburdened by the load he bears
his face is the gaunt face
of a criminal
eyes and lips
of a horned serpent
impermeable shell
A creature who has made his choices
turned
his own way
at the unredeeming crossroads
who knows what he has earned
what spent
what he must pay
what lose
For he is now the master of his vices
just as he has always been
the master of his virtues
O he will refuse the invisible
and refute it
denounce the abstract
(or at least dispute it)
his kingdom crownless
devoid of subjects
his empire empirical
a pure phenomenon of Earth
(only his authority is beyond question)
Sound then the alarum of his birth
recite the blessing of his majesty
praise praise his holiness
on bended knee
Already his hands tense to wield the axe
he hoists unmercifully
and raises or lets fall
according to his whim
(Nor are these mere gestures but acts
performed remorselessly
from age to age)
Then do not raise your hand nor call
There is no stopping him
The uncoiled serpent has acquired plumage
Already he goes before me
with his smile of contemptuous glee
laughing at mere prophecies
impaled on a dead tree
Already he has breached the labyrinth
of which he is the centre
already he has closed the door
which only he can enter
Already he has thrown aside the mask
that wears the images of you and me
casting his likeness on a silver coin
immaculate incipit for a century
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He smiles at me contemptuously
from the far side of the mask
in too much of a hurry
to receive this coin
with which I pay him tribute
holding his hand out not to ask
nor beg
but simply to shake a resolute
farewell
Armoured to the very loin
like a beast of the apocalypse
unburdened by the load he bears
his face is the gaunt face
of a criminal
eyes and lips
of a horned serpent
impermeable shell
A creature who has made his choices
turned
his own way
at the unredeeming crossroads
who knows what he has earned
what spent
what he must pay
what lose
For he is now the master of his vices
just as he has always been
the master of his virtues
O he will refuse the invisible
and refute it
denounce the abstract
(or at least dispute it)
his kingdom crownless
devoid of subjects
his empire empirical
a pure phenomenon of Earth
(only his authority is beyond question)
Sound then the alarum of his birth
recite the blessing of his majesty
praise praise his holiness
on bended knee
Already his hands tense to wield the axe
he hoists unmercifully
and raises or lets fall
according to his whim
(Nor are these mere gestures but acts
performed remorselessly
from age to age)
Then do not raise your hand nor call
There is no stopping him
The uncoiled serpent has acquired plumage
Already he goes before me
with his smile of contemptuous glee
laughing at mere prophecies
impaled on a dead tree
Already he has breached the labyrinth
of which he is the centre
already he has closed the door
which only he can enter
Already he has thrown aside the mask
that wears the images of you and me
casting his likeness on a silver coin
immaculate incipit for a century
You can find David Prashker at:
http://theargamanpress.com/
http://davidprashker.com/
http://davidprashker.net/
https://www.facebook.com/TheArgamanPress
http://davidprashkersprivatecollection.blogspot.com
http://davidprashkerssongsandpoems.blogspot.com
http://davidprashkersartgallery.blogspot.com
http://davidprashkersworldhourglass.blogspot.co.uk/
http://davidprashkersbookofdays.blogspot.co.uk/
http://thebiblenet.blogspot.co.uk/
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