Tuesday, February 17, 2009

Napoleon Bonaparte (poetic biography I)

this serpent
continues to follow me
through the brushes
the forests
the desert heat

"why do you follow me?"

"why do you let me?"
he calmly replies

why do i listen?
to the serpent in my ear?
"destroy! destroy!"
his forked tongue sings
"consume, overpower, everything is yours
everything for the taking"
he continues on

why do i listen?
its horrid!
i continue to listen
despite my knowing
this should not be true

"destroy, conquer, and consume"

and foolishly
pridefully
i believe
(i'm sorry).

(note:written 2/22/05)

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