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Blaspheme

Lips spit: I am the chosen one. I am the way. I am law—
by force alone I shatter.

Men bow—dirty knees, tongues lapping gilt from the calf.

Sacrifice: tablets, inheritance, will.


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Unknown's avatarAuthor Donald S. YarabPosted on January 10, 2026Categories History, Philosophy, Thoughts, and Musings, PoemTags authoritarianism, biblical imagery, blasphemy, calf idol, contemporary prophecy, cult of power, false authority, idolatry, imprecatory poetry, law and force, modern lament, moral indictment, poetic fragment, political theology, power and violence, prophetic poetry, religious satire, sacrifice and will, submission and power

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