Tuesday, August 27, 2019

ASHES OF PERILAUS

In preparation for the feast
A ceremony to the king 
A salute to the Brazen Bull
Whose reign the end shall bring!

Feasting on the finest flesh 
Without recrimination 
Roasted in the Brazen Bull 
Alive without salvation 

The body reduced to incense 
Shining like jewels on a bracelet
The screams of the dying --  a melody
So haunting one cannot erase it 

Feasting on the finest flesh
Without any indignation 
Roasted alive in the Brazen Bull
Lost with no hope of salvation