A Morning Shout Poem by Sylvia Frances Chan

A Morning Shout

heraldic
peristaltic
heretic
from our ancestors

we have become Christians ourselves

based upon the Holy Bible
and our own insight
led by the priest
in a celestial ceremony

including poetry
poetic civilization
an interpretation
from you, our ancestor
all ancestors
come out of rocky holes and caves
to mansions largest
butlers and butchers
around us
through the ages

so we have
our injuries
fair and greatest wounds still abound
by queens and kings and republicans
like pelicans
eat all things when they are hungry
snatch our wealth, our greatness
and talents
for relevance
opulence,
a morning shout

© Sylvia Frances Chan - All Rights Reserved
Monday 27 September 2021