sa tourne

Cronus and the Omphalos stone, Athenian red-figure pelike C5th B.C.(Metropolitan Museum of Art)
the monster
	the greatest god
		the father
generating heirs
	but swallowing his challengers
		his children
he is entrenched
	and the battle lines won’t move
		oh, just never
but the future
	revolution, revelation
		is in conspiracy
the young ones are thinking
	action will follow
		oh, how soon
saturn, your time is limited
	the blue thoughts
	the yellow words
	encircling you in green
— or perhaps red —
sa tourne, old man
	your children will feed on you
		as you do on them
stagnation
	is but a breeding ground
		for decomposition
there is no force
	 no philosophy
		that can restrain rebirth
your days are numbered
	maybe five
		or maybe six
but sa tourne
	and the earth’s children
		they are growing strong
saturn, your time is limited
	the blue thoughts
	the yellow words
	encircling you in green
— or perhaps, just perhaps, red —

I wrote this in my youthful Andrei Biely phase. Seemed a good time to put it up here.


©Elizabeth Anker 2021