The Holy Dead Poem by Varghese J Kuttikat

Gates of hell will not prevail against the holy dead
Not that they never surrendered to the serpent
Nor that they crushed the serpent's head all at once
Of course, not many of them were holy virgins immaculate
Nor blessed eternally beyond deadly blemish
The open secret is they were Saint Georges,
Though not that confident like the celebrated hero
Neither fully armed, nor perfectly framed nor divinely driven
They were not particularly inclined heavenward
But they were daring enough to bear their daily cross,
All the while dreaming of a serpent-free blithesome Eden.