Prayer And Your Kiss Poem by Joseph Narusiewicz

Darkness like blood on the Apian Way
Chaff, poison and sordid wine of jealousy
Steel cuffs like stones sharp as rape
Learn the world and the sea below
Captives of the praetorian sword
Black Onyx kisses of the sacred serpent
Differential poets of the Libra moon
Sanctuary is the crushed head of the Tiber

I leave the revelry of power
I seek the gentle maiden hidden away
No cameras or advertisement
No crowds or coliseums
Are you there waiting for a ballad?
Controversy over
I already know the world is a game
Greatness is my name in the book of life

I am content with prayer and your kiss