Wednesday, November 13, 2024

What They are Made of

 They say the gods have feet of clay,

I wouldn't let them on my freshly mopped floor.

I think our leaders are made of wax;

they don't stand up to the heat anymore.

Icarus flew too close to the sun,

before his wings fell quite to pieces.

Yet I have seen the earthbound fall apart

and be remade like the ship of Theseus.--

molded to any shape you please,

a dripping face, weak at the knees.


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