St. Jude was nailed upon a rod And a bird had nested there. The Prince of Tyre and Ephraim Made a god of him, despaired. Prufrock had then busied himself And could earn his loathsome lot From St. Jude, whose poetry, Was called Apollo's, a god's. Prufrock lived long, loved his life And dreamily thumbed his belt; He wore suspendered trousers But did drown himself in hell. He lived with pleasure; "his" songs Had won him beautiful wife. The pleasure of her soft skins Greatly eased all of his strife. Yet a third had watched it all Wondering oft when the throngs Of merry mischief makers Would then listen to his songs. For the Godmakers had made St. Jude their blasphemous rock. Yet when they crucified him, He said, "Cursed be all who call me God!"
Tag: Modern
The Modern Skeptic
When all philosophy fails
A man brings his cup to his lips.
He despairs Socrates,
Saying all love was for his hips.
He says, “All we know
“Is that beauty catches the eyes,
“Woman’s flesh upon my glans
“Is the only meaning I can find.
“And how I want to live;—
“I don’t care who has to suffer.”