Thursday, June 11, 2009

The Bishop of Sorrow and Pink



The Bishop of Sorrow
and Pink
his blood a mix of brown
and whte rum,
opium and delirium
his courtesans call him
stubborn when he
threatens to but does
not shoot himself with his
gun. A former soldier
infinite clown
man statue with soul
mummified in skin and
bone. Enslaved Saint
situated on Sad Street
clutching pink, his carnival
color, childhood fable, his
sweet story
sung in sermon.

1 comment:

Ralph Ivy said...

The Bishop of Sorrow/and Pink/ his blood...

Written in heightened text as your hand writes in the word...

I can only repeat...you are an artist to admire. I truly appreciate your work.