Monkey Business
He looked into one mind and thought
May 31, 2002
saw lurking there a revenant
and soon proclaimed it false and wrong --
an ersatz god's discordant song.
He stormed the gates of paradise
proclaiming truth, debasing vice.
Yet judgement's claim embraces all
and none escapes its bitter thrall.
I wonder -- did he ever guess
the flaw denounced he too possessed?
The one who weighs the souls of men
should expect reverse acumen.
Copyright © Amy Belding Brown