Non-Erotic PoetryThe Ruins of CarthageScipio, after having ordered
the heads of its living generals piked,
wailed for Carthage, although it was Rome,
Polybius his teacher said.
"Who cares about dominion?" she said,
to another Carthaginian
woman helping her drag,
curling fingers inside of ribs
since dogs had gotten the innards
underneath bones missing their skin.
Share the love
Report a Bug
1 Pages:1
Please Rate This Submission:
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- Recent
Comments - Add a
Comment - Send
Feedback Send private anonymous feedback to the author (click here to post a public comment instead).
English
GM , you made me google histories of Greece , Rome , Carthage , Macedonia ......
Scipio Africanus the Younger , Polybius ......whew ! thanx : BTW I 5-ed .
Scipio's work was dirtier than the dogs'.
Carthage, Rome, or dog dominion are lesser than the dominion of worms.
They only do the clean job'
Horribly realistic, GM!
5ed
Show more comments or
Read All 2 User Comments or
Click here to leave your own comment on this submission!