Espied, despised,
one hundred eyes
accursed nymph
secured.
Lust by one
in clouded form,
infidelity
unendured.
In heifer shape,
all eyes suspect
till severed
head displaced.
Musical reeds and
fables told,
dispatcher aids
disgraced
With phallic ‘I’
merge vulvic ‘O’
sacred
dwelling union.
In deity’s
salvation quest
mystic myth
communion.
Male to female,
east to west,
ford of the
holy cow.
‘Neath crescent light
from fate take flight
plagued in here
and now
In dusty ground,
inscribe
my name,
familial recognition.
Grief outsourced,
mercy shown,
godly justice,
full contrition
In rightful form,
upon the Nile,
by beauty
heaven sent.
Pursued again
in hearts of men.
virginity
well-spent
Promethean word
all hope imbued,
unto him
all hope returned.
By hand of god
one son full born,
half man,
released his bond.
In IO found
a dwelling place,
floods of deep
redemption.
From sacred stock
a rainbow forms;
rebirth, belief,
perception