The dionysian, crown, and drake equation

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The Dionysian, Crown, and Drake Equation
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Just as an octopus
​writhes over oil
his fingers
suck the string
the King of Knossos
treasured this vessel
holding in high esteem
Theseus and a minotaur
this vase represents
the Art of Allure
hunting and mimicry
just as a
Queen
We cannibalize
and, thereafter
slowly die
For the sake of the
Unborn
we do not mourn for Dionysus
or those we lost in
catacombs
lamenting instead for those
we love
offering you in
copper blood
to the look of papillae
lost in a maze, a skull, or a vase
are 3 hearts better than 1?

Poem by Margaret Viboolsittiseri, 2020

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