I
Camel whores
with men of proud subversion
lived humbly
near the earth
in a shelter of coincidence
very near
time's gallstone.
Tireless bizarre
trafficking in thread-
bare humanity:
Flesh propped-up
on bones
Mouths open
palms turned towards
the sun-
Expectant posthumous and
progenitry.
II
Dessert oasis.
Mirage miraculous.
Gift of gods to men.
As humans be fertile, so
Shall they be poor.
Blossoming sandscape
thistle-patch of human history
watering place of
stubborn camels
cursing men and
wombs of holy fertility.
Live
Pray
And multiply.
III
Ameboid city.
Self-assimilating feasting place
of prosperous flesh mongers.
Arrogant men
with grease-sodden beards
wanton minds and
moldering teeth.
Sate lords of the slave market ––
bulging goat skins
in indigo robes ––
flush with the false virtue
of wealth
ever damning high prices and
lost copper shekels.
Sly men
insatiable men
bargaining men
lost-soul men
haggling like devils
for sinners
in the third ring of hell:
for the hoarded
re-salable
bare-hooved
regenerative
humanstuff.
Cheap enough
if slightly perishable.