Bellum Omium Contra Omnes
I hold sons in my belly, rotten flesh to sate
Dun bricks scattered crumbs arouse
Scorched meat, the scent, an irresistible bait
Peeling, putrid, mangled: a pleasant browse
Clean, gleaming, skin stretched insidious
Over me. Etched names with tired pens
On stone rowed sympathies, so fastidious
Over them. Roll out my vestiges, and hymens
Forget and repeat. Sure as winter to fall
A fate never escaped, so I’m mated to you
In marrow and mind, kin since the call
Of time, rapt, a bondage bleak in hue
So let the feast begin, cups teem to the brim
A procession indefinite, though often grim
Copyright © Leighton Stein | Year Posted 2009
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