The Cross

The Cross

Deaths solace, silence harsh words of fears unknown
dread not the reaper
unwelcome cross, mark not my threshold
belief shall grant no safe passage
condemned self righteous, what right to steal souls?

In whose name is derision doled?
contemptuous harbinger of tidings best left unspoken
thus spake Zarathustra, eternal recurrence
indoctrinating endless opportunity
offer up the gift to those who see and have seen
antiquity replaced by stigmata.

Stoic
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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Cornwall Avatar
March 12, 2012 at 8:19 AM
Great write and congrats on feature...Patrick
Allen Avatar
March 12, 2012 at 9:52 AM
Hi Patrick, thank you for the kind words and congrats. Stephen.
Brown Avatar
March 12, 2012 at 6:45 AM
Congratulations on your poetry being featured this week Stephen. Love, Carol
Allen Avatar
March 12, 2012 at 9:53 AM
Thank you Carol, I truly appreciate the support. Love, Stephen.
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