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The Wandering Jew (Free verse) by Lifeboatman
Memories of Eden are imprinted in my DNA
Like the color of my hair
Or the size of my pigsticker
But I wish that I could
Trim its edges like circumcision
The desire to go back is eating through me
Like maggots on a piece of white cheese
And I'd do anything to go back
I once killed a brother for it
And was left with a terrifying mark
I will not be harmed, They said
I told you...
Like maggots on white cheese
To taste that fruit of sex
And carcinogens and baccarat,
I once punched a king for it
And was twice cursed
I will not be harmed, He said
... maggots on cheese
To see the world atop its mountains
Like so many gem-encrusted carpets,
I once sunk a continent for it
I have the mark, they said
I will not be harmed, they said
... maggots... cheese
To swim in its pristine waters,
I once insinuated great wars for it
I have the mark, they said
To run across its wide fields,
I once plotted ecological disasters for it
I will not be harmed, they said
To smell the mixed scent of its morning,
I once rigged a quiz show for it
I have the mark, they said
I will not be harmed, they said
I am slowly turning into a fly
With a yearning for a taste of honey
I have been a farmer, a priest and a mortician
I have been a sailor, a pimp and a pediatrician
I've donned every costume made on every culinary delight on Halloweens
And have pulled off every prank thought of during celebrations of April
Fools
BUT I HAVE THE MARK AND I WILL NOT BE HARMED!!!
... I cannot even harm myself
And I am so tired
I was tired two millenia ago
I just want to go home
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