MANTRA

 She sees in bearded baba
 a radiating white light
 follows him with trust and peace

 alone in the bed meets him
 for mantra in the ear
 only to discover

 a rapist narcissist
 reciting his ode to sex
 in three-word phrases
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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Smith nee Howarth Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 3:33 AM
The spare, sharply staged free verse creates a powerful descent from reverence to betrayal. Its cleanly broken sections mirror the shattering of trust, and the brutally concise final image exposes the corruption hidden beneath spiritual authority with chilling force.
Singh Avatar
September 14, 2026 at 7:04 AM
Thank you Piscera The Poet for stopping by my poem and making an insightful comment on the so called holy men who use religion and spiritual discourse for money and sex. They have a terrible network to flourish in God's name!
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