04-07-2021, 11:41 PM
This is Not That Day
[Any pre-Raphaelite painting of armored knight and his lady]
See them then, he in shining armor
she in gown of samite, mystic white
her slave, his mistress
her sovereign lord, his only lady.
His expression that true bravery of fear surmounted
including fear of infidelity
hers of fear concealed by outward confidence
that his power, sword and gleaming mail
is hers to command, her true defense
his abject subjection to
her singular integrity.
A modern or post-modern would
undermine them both for lies, hypocrisy, intolerance
inequity-- forbidden to acknowledge
that mutual accepted exploitation
forms a covenant
and a truth.
This is not that day
but when cynicism fails
it may return in glory.
[Any pre-Raphaelite painting of armored knight and his lady]
See them then, he in shining armor
she in gown of samite, mystic white
her slave, his mistress
her sovereign lord, his only lady.
His expression that true bravery of fear surmounted
including fear of infidelity
hers of fear concealed by outward confidence
that his power, sword and gleaming mail
is hers to command, her true defense
his abject subjection to
her singular integrity.
A modern or post-modern would
undermine them both for lies, hypocrisy, intolerance
inequity-- forbidden to acknowledge
that mutual accepted exploitation
forms a covenant
and a truth.
This is not that day
but when cynicism fails
it may return in glory.
Non-practicing atheist