The poisoned chalice

Like a flash of lightning
You struck him.
On a dark cold night
You coaxed him.
Your sons are rejoicing
As they gather for the feast.
"Tonight the anointed
Shall cease"

You consummate ugly thing
You know how to beguile.
Your flawless reasoning
Took over his mind.
The trees became leafless
And he stands heartily naked
As they cry "Tonight the anointed
Shall cease"

No longer belongs he
To the banquet.
You alienated him,
With shame he is blanketed.
His heart is hardened
As he strikes the board.
You dragged him,
Pushed, pulled and he falls.

Thousand years ago
You declared war and malice.
You know the yearning in his heart
You offer your poisoned chalice :
Predominence of mind,
The urge to touch the fire,
The tendency to defy,
Indomitable desires.

But as he lies open at the seams,
Trying to fit shards of him
A ray of hope beams,
"Flee from their schemes"
Amid desperation he recalls
Old lines he craved before :
"Do not gloat over me my enemy
Though i have fallen ,I will rise
Though i sit in darkness,
The Lord will be my light"

12/11/2006

This poem is inspired by a good friend of mine.It's about the oldest war ever-sin vs man. "The anointed" is a term used in Christian faith-but here i use it as an equivalent to "believer".

"Banquet" is a biblical term as well.It refers to heaven.Finally,the last four lines are a direct quote from the bible.