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Jest by the Gods
They say the old must surely die
to allow the new to thrive
a sacrifice that bears new fruit
from the ash of kernels cast
the promise for the hopeful flesh
shed with cocoons in the light
a cheerful plan without regard
for the outcome that then transpires
this is the jest by the gods
revealed as the greatest lie
when the reverse is the truth
culminating in a hollow life
what may be new is no more
put aside before it’s born
rotting while the old conspires
to pretend that life will thrive.
© 2019. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20190904.
to allow the new to thrive
a sacrifice that bears new fruit
from the ash of kernels cast
the promise for the hopeful flesh
shed with cocoons in the light
a cheerful plan without regard
for the outcome that then transpires
this is the jest by the gods
revealed as the greatest lie
when the reverse is the truth
culminating in a hollow life
what may be new is no more
put aside before it’s born
rotting while the old conspires
to pretend that life will thrive.
© 2019. Sean Green. All Rights Reserved. 20190904.
Published 6th Sep 2019
Author's Note
The poem “Jest by the Gods” is about a transformation that works against an individual. The cocoon does not grow a butterfly. Instead, the caterpillar is entombed.
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