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At the Altar of the Lord VirusSalim Ghazi Saeedi
poetry · Item 39

No Mercy Hunting

The artist has no mercy hunting All shame and boredom, All contempt and bitterness. They all go into the cauldron The artist at heart is never forgiving Of the blasphemy of forgetfulness Like Solomon enchaining the dark spirits, See ideas as tinctures put in the mix of elixir "Come thou forth and follow me" "Make all spirits subject unto me" Thus said I harnessing a slipping idea And that was an embarkment for the day The embarkment toward a no mercy hunting

3 Nov 2020 Southbank, Melbourne