Standing before the Holy Inquisition
He contends an endless Universe
Seething with life then further
Compounds his error
With a new Creation Myth
That God slew his twin brother
Scattering his dismembered
Corpse through Time and Space
And it’s from this Divine
Putrefaction that all life springs:
Later, after examen rigorosum
He confesses Witchcraft,
Blasphemy, Murder and Perversion
Then sings bawdily whilst trailing
Shattered legs as he bellies the piazza
Towards piles of dry kindling,
His earthly rehearsal for hell.
Kevin McCann
Illustration Nick Victor