Strange Simony

Another man Another plan Hung on a Godforsaken tree One dread kiss And then Was this Eternal calumny How bitter Seems the glitter Of dark silver Simony No shining glory In this story Just shame and death For all to see In the daylight And with hindsight Could not there Light and mercy be For it was writ This would be it That all these things Would come to be The portrayal Of his betrayal Haunts our own Humanity No kudos For poor Judas Only lonely Ignominy by Gail