Thorn Crown: Emblem of the Fall of Man
set upon
the head of
the redeemer
security for
a heavy mandatory loan of testimony
punishable deed cloaked in purple penance
twisted coronet weaved
thorns of the jujube tree
crooked branches
growing in pairs
straight spine and a crooked one
occuring together
unholy thorns in a band of rushes
transformed into the laurel wreath
overthrowing episcopal governance
Copyright Ms. Sage Sweetwater, firebrand lesbian novelist
Chip Bergeron