christ was young once
he was free
with his group of friends
roamed about the countryside
barefoot with walking sticks
they had a good time and
they'd whack a devil out of someone
as soon as go to a party
and turn water
into wine
now time and guilt
disguise this bearer of light
enthroned in the overbearing
body of jupiter
offensively grand
all this old god's sour
whiles and moods
towards mortals
a fortress face
with pits for eyes
christ chained to the flesh
in your mind while he is
a bird a cloud
or halos in
a sunlit sky
---
Sarcophagus of Marcus Claudianus. Circa 330-335
Jesus Christ mosaic in the apse, Monreale Cathedral, Monreale, near Palermo, Sicily, Italy
