Bad Epstein moonrise 1.
By this time I should have acquired enough sense to realize that the cause of wars is sin.
(Thomas Merton, The Seven-Storey Mountain)
GREENLAND FROTTAGE
The sub-scalpal domain north of the eyeballs
Is given to a chronic restivenessness
Sharp as a rhinoceros’s horn.
It knows that there be monsters to undress.
Confusion says, “Between extremes is me.
I spy with my middle eye mud bricks,
Immiserating, demoniacal
Perversion angels townhoused on the Styx.”
Bad Epstein moonrise 2.
PERSIAN SHAH-NA-NA
Drunk on gospels, creeds and pentateuchs,
The beast with five backs televises havoc,
Absent without leave the prince of peace.
Stunned by gospels, creeds and pentateuchs,
The world at large sips bitter gall and pukes
As private banquets romp on the Potomac.
Bought with gospels, creeds and pentateuchs,
The beast with five backs, suckered, runs amok.
Couple of standup Brit cops in a functioning justice system doing their job without fear or favor.
There’s more distraction here if needed.
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