Royal Slave

So he called him, and he came in

She herself publicly confessed it

“I did so and I do so”

Mr. Would-be king

Houses, Land and Money

the history of this Royal Slave

skins of prodigious snakes

extreme, modest and bashful, very shy,

diet of bread and water

“Look what this a*s is doing! Curse the beast,

you are not coming on board”

Those who want slaves, or Fellow-Citizens of the deep

Rising and Roman

African and flat

Such ill morals are only practis’d

In christian countries

An eternal idea in his mind

He was therefore no sooner got into his apartment

Those burdens where no illusion,

Perceptive faculties at least,

Deluded into imagining himself a beast

To understand a thing, is to

suffer something 

Author's Note

Found poem using excerpts from the Malleus Malificarum, a witch-hunting manual from the 1400s, some from the Apocrypha of Tobias and from Aphra Behn's "Oroonoko

Reviews

[Frontier]

Woah, did I write this?

It's been a while...

[paul sal.....]

Ill morals are practiced by all peoples, not just christians, killing women and children in the name of God is immoral, and actually harkens back to the 1400's you speak of and takes place now! How do we sit by.....?

[Jeannette Lunete]

Your imagery and writing style amazes me whenever I read some of your work. Very interesting topic. It makes you think. Kudos. :)

[cinel]

I love this, good job, and i also love the last line.

[Frontier]

thank you Cinel :)

[Zakari Schmidt]

To understand a thing, is to suffer something. True for any creature of any age

[Frontier]

thanks Zach! Glad you're back! :)

[Inda]

Thag last line is a killer, life is suffering, just great stuff that is on a different level here, you should be proud of the fact that you have found such a unique voice and have such command of your craft, just fantastic stuff!

[Frontier]

Glad you enjoyed Inda :)

[jennifer little]

nice poem i enjoyed it keep up the good work

[Frontier]

thank you Jen :)

[jennifer little]

your welcome

[Mark]

Careful with that "Witch's Hammer" , it swings both ways. Nice images.

[Frontier]

Thank you Mark

[Sunya]

The last two lines are really amazing :) beautifully perceptive :)
I think self understanding (wisdom attained) is always better than knowledge (borrowed)
-Sunya

[Frontier]

hahaha yea thanks, love those lines too/

[Sibusiso Xtdo Gama]

well, i cant lie i need some clarity i was lost within the beiuty of this piece.

[Frontier]

haha!!! Many people did so don't feel bad.