Orthodox View
Patriarch in
robes sown with gilded thread
Before his
glistering altar stands,
Holding the
Gospels in jewelled hands
Firmly
proclaiming what those scriptures said
About
swords, plough shares and the Prince of peace,
While
praising the president and his state
And damning
their enemies to their fate,
His cheek
unturned. It is time to release
The apostles
of war to bless with shell
And shot
hospitals, nurseries and schools,
Wherever the
innocent or such fools
Seek refuge
in such a Christian hell.
This prelate
seeks power as his word dies
On his lips,
with him being Lord of the Flies.
D. A.
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