Utu Man (64) Like the King of Babylon

Like the King of Babylon
who sits on the throne,
his massive crown
suspended on two chains

above his shaven head
covered with a silken cloth,
lest it falls and crushes
the omnipotent lord

with its pearls and gold
and silver clusters of grapes
and gems of every kind
set in pure iron frames –

so I bear this world
of precious heavy dreams
hanging above my head
on two sky-bound chains:

a black chain
made of shame and woe
and a white one
made of peace and joy.

My neck would break
if either chain gave an inch –
one of them has a weak link,
I don't know which.

Вланес, 2010

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