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Catharsis

Purified by the light of angels

singing the psalm

 of Leviticus.

Hounded by fire of angels

fallen,

chanting the words

of Satanus

 

The words appear upon the page,

involuntarily.

They write themselves.

They scream and shout with

pain and rage,

only to end up high

on dusty shelves.

 

Purified they are,

genuine and sincere

from Katheros, who lent them us

to keep safe.

From corruption and desire,

unstained by the guilt

of unholy fire.

 

For Eternity the battle will rage,

mortally grounded

in immortality,

and for many more years

of my age,

maybe I will be a casualty,

 

of Katheros and Satanus.

And find my place

on dusty shelves,

and wonder what is wrong with us

the human race.

Mere mortals,

who express themselves.

 

 

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Cynthia Buell Thomas

Sat 19th Sep 2009 17:14

You gather it all together and then you leap - fearlessly. Very good, and expressed poetically with great style.

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Wed 16th Sep 2009 23:59

I think this poem is a classic.
Really good.

Janet.x

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Francine

Tue 15th Sep 2009 23:07

Yes Nicky... I subscribe to this...
Beautifully expressed : )

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Dave Bradley

Tue 15th Sep 2009 22:48

I like what I understand and am intrigued by the rest.

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Isobel

Tue 15th Sep 2009 20:54

I would echo Daniel. Poetry lends itself so well to catharsis and it really hacks me off when people look down their noses at it. I've never read a poem yet which is purely about catharsis and this one is very fresh and so different.

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Daniel Hooks

Tue 15th Sep 2009 20:42

A very good poem I like the subject matter.

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