Lex Talionis
my body cast
in stone
for ye
who throw
the first
i'll throw
it back
not needing
to ask why you
unto me
but an
eye
for an eye
forgotten
foreign
old texts
of testa
mints
testing
my breath
it now smells
fresh
Copyright © Jeff Connelly | Year Posted 2019
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