Judas is a powerful
point for reflection. This collection of poems plays with the many
emotions that are found within his life. Some recall clearly
identifiable moments in the Gospels, other more oblique.
Here is an example:
Anointing
It would have
fetched
a ransom, but he let
her
smash the alabaster
jar
and daub him
till his hair was
seek.
and the whole house
rash
with musk. All I
smelt
was ready cash
dispersing
from his oil-slick
flesh.
When she bent
to smear his feet, I
lost it -
slapped the potsherd
from her hand.
He shot up,
shimmering.
Foreheads locked, we
synched
our breath. It was
kissing,
almost. I think
I was the first to
break.
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