07-03-2017, 07:22 PM
The simpler solution would have been to bolt the blocks of wood to the shoes, not the peddles.
But society seems to prefer expensive suffering. I can't help thinking how much trouble --
time-consuming construction of crosses and whatnot -- the Romans went to just to cause
a bit of suffering. And how much so many people are willing to worship it.
All these thoughts brought up by your poem. Good writing.
Ray
P.S. And posting it in "Poetry For Fun"... you have a flare for dark irony as well.
But society seems to prefer expensive suffering. I can't help thinking how much trouble --
time-consuming construction of crosses and whatnot -- the Romans went to just to cause
a bit of suffering. And how much so many people are willing to worship it.
All these thoughts brought up by your poem. Good writing.
Ray
P.S. And posting it in "Poetry For Fun"... you have a flare for dark irony as well.
a brightly colored fungus that grows in bark inclusions