Phallus

This was the gods’ god,

The leashed divinity,

Divine divining rod

And Me within the me.

By mindlight tower and tree

Its shadow on the ground

Throw, and in darkness she

Whose weapon is her wound

Fends off the knife, the sword,

The Tiger and the Snake;

It stalks the virgin’s bed

And bites her wide awake.

Her Bab-el-Mandeb waits

Her Red Sea gate of tears:

The blood-sponge god dilates,

His rigid pomp appears;

Sets in the toothless mouth

A tongue of prophecy.

It speaks in naked Truth

Indifference for me

Love, a romantic slime

That lubricates his way

Against the stream of Time.

And though I win the day

His garrisons deep down

Ignore my victory,

Abandon this doomed town,

Crawl through a sewer and flee.

A certain triumph, of course,

Bribes me with brief joy:

Stiffly my Wooden Horse

Receive into your Troy.

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• Commemoration of Rodney’s Victory by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Coming Through The Rye by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Caledonia: A Ballad by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Burlesque Lament fo Wm. Creech’s Absence by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Bonnie Lesley by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Bonie Jean: A Ballad by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Boat Song—Hey, Ca’ Thro’ by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Birthday Ode for 31st December, 1787 by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Ballad on the American War by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 4 by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 3 by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 2 by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Ballad on Mr. Heron’s Election—No. 1 by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Auld Lang Syne by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Apology to Mr. Syme for not dining with him by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Another on the said Occasion by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Ah, woe is me, my Mother dear by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Ae Fond Kiss, And Then We Sever by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Address to Wm. Tytler, Esq., of Woodhouselee by Robert Burns by Robert Burns
• Address to the Unco Guid by Robert Burns by Robert Burns

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