10-01-2018, 04:19 PM
Silence
To be righteous, one must take
Abraham's ritual knife and strip
away the gloves that mask one's trace,
the shirt that mocks at innocence,
the breasts that feed, the tongue that tastes
and, with its every word of praise
or soured satisfaction, breaks
the silence that is righteousness --
but all is forfeit should a drop
of Christian blood be spilled.
To be righteous, one must take
Abraham's ritual knife and strip
away the gloves that mask one's trace,
the shirt that mocks at innocence,
the breasts that feed, the tongue that tastes
and, with its every word of praise
or soured satisfaction, breaks
the silence that is righteousness --
but all is forfeit should a drop
of Christian blood be spilled.