O I have been shriven, bound
and seated on the rump of a donkey
then made to dance in the square
amid a sea of waving palms—
I did my best, because the order
was to do so in the manner of all
acts of ransom, though the glare
dimmed all the faces in the crowd.
[LAG-other-response date=”03 24 2013″ url=”https://www.vianegativa.us/2013/03/fetish/” title=”Via Negativa: Fetish”]