A path less painful
Without a seed he grew in mother’s womb
destined to live within a mortal’s tomb.
In youth he was the net that snared the souls
whose names were written on the holy scrolls.
For love, in pain, he walked the tormented mile,
obeying the judgment of Pilot’s trial
and on his back the burden of his birth...
With this act gave the feral world its worth.
Celebrate the gift, his penance will burn
and light a path less torturous to learn.
MonkeyLover commented on A path less painful
07-26-2009
07/26/2009
Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.
Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.
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