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Paradise ignored

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Hellbound and spiralling down down down

there can be no earthly hope

and nothing is absolved

the Yazidi manifestation of Melek Ta’us

ironically a bird of paradise

perches here on shed roofs

displays like the halos of angels fallen  

 

you can tell me in the words of Anton La Vey

rules laid down by fools for fools

we do what we damn well like

and will worship devils in our own damned way

we have no need of church

or someone to preach

we evangelise not and each to their own

 

by the banks of the Tigris where Lalish stands

by the tomb of Shaykh Adi tranquil

in the valley hewn by Shaytan

akin to Jinn Iblis of the later coming devotees of Ali

who surround this lovely place

tear up and smash everything

burn every god mantra symbol and live for this day

◄ In consequence of past oblivion

The playground of lights ►

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<Deleted User> (5984)

Sun 5th Feb 2012 12:49

I really like this poem Mr Glennon, as always, you offer your own original twist on traditional structure. I like the naming of places, it gives you a sense of 'being there'. Despite the content, the poem has undertones of optimism, with words such as 'lovely', 'Paradise', 'angels' and 'halos'. And I agree with Kealan, the last line works perfectly. x

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DG

Sat 4th Feb 2012 11:26

Thanks all. Of all the mythologies and religions you can invoke in poetry as a setting, Satan worship is probably the most under-used these days and I've never understood why. It has far more relevance and atmosphere than the ancient greeks, romans, xtianity, islam and buddhism put together.

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Francine

Fri 3rd Feb 2012 06:36

And all I can say is I find this interesting...

Merci pour la réponse sur l'autre poème : )

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kealan coady

Fri 3rd Feb 2012 03:22

rules laid down by fools for fools, well sed man, im gunna look up some of these references, they sound good.
Overall a really good poem and a theme worth mentioning for definite. Last line worked perfectly.

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Steven Dark

Fri 3rd Feb 2012 00:45

All I can say is how much I like this ....

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