Academy Awards

Category: By stephen
tonight we sacrifice
our sacred eyes
upon the altar of
photons,
bathe our patron saints
in the kisses of
our flashbulbs,
and behold
the golden bodies
of our vicarious
adoration—
gods and goddesses
we believe we
could never
be.

© 2008 by Stephen Bobbett. All rights reserved.
 

3 comments so far.

  1. Mig February 27, 2008 at 2:44 PM
    ahhhh beautiful and you said you were not good at writing poetry.
  2. therecoveringstoic February 28, 2008 at 10:30 AM
    Your new blog is ORGASMIC!
  3. Kimberly February 28, 2008 at 11:08 AM
    Yay! I made it into your links column. Wow, I must be your friend now! ;)

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