Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Drowned ~ Tuesday, November 9, 2021

Sin alas, without wings, Íkaros Zolagí, sicario -- hitman,

Italian assassin, carrying a dagger as ceremonial,

Not to kill with khanjar, it remains in its sheath like a Sikh's kirpan, grace

Alas, Íkaros falls, without wings, he tumbles back to earth from the clouds

Lucifer strikes a match to light a cigarette in Íkaros' mouth

Acting as if he knows nothing of the future, Lucifer eyes his watch

Sin drips from his forehead, without wings, sin alas, even the angels fall

Welcome to succession, Lucifer takes over mourning the morning star

Íkaros slept eyes wide open observing time pass as clouds in the sky

Tranquility, the sea, at base, pacifies storms, change disrupts succession

Humorous anecdotes of a prison on Crete tied Lucifer in knots

On water, the ocean at peace, the doldrums strike Daídalos like lightning

Under these conditions, a Vikings funeral for Mr. Zolagí

Turns a bonfire into a solemn occasion with arrows set alight

Without wings, angels fall, as if in rebellion, blackened orange roughy

Insult to injury added to misery, demons were once holy

Nothing sacred resides in this place, our workspace, call it a hell of sorts

Given the chance to fly, Íkaros took to flight, a peregrine falcon

Still, even Lucifer saw what no one else saw, the writing on the wall

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