Pythia
By samhennig
Wed, 23 May 2018
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Thick windows,
magnify heat.
Screens deliver;
oracles.
Pythia; sickly sweet
decomposition.
Prophecy not truth.
Brow furrowed,
attempting speech
amongst
silence.
Chosen without
choice.
Interpretation of the
word of Apollo.
Blank faces braced;
graffiti covered
walls wear
abuse lightly; flash
by.
‘Bring forth sacrifice.
Bring forth laurel,
bring forth money,
bring forth life.’
In a trance
they emerge.
Take no
understanding.
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Ancient and modern seem to
Permalink Submitted by Philip Sidney on
Ancient and modern seem to merge, I enjoy this poem’s otherworldliness. I do like those snake-related females too - Medusa, Lamia and the like.
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