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Eulogy to God
Edvard Munch, Self Portrait in Hell, 1895
Eulogy to God
On this day, we acknowledge the passing
of an empowering man, a buz-baz2, a cozener
who jeruhuk3s the young and labors them
into a plantation of dunce hats--to tie around
non-believer craniums, burning karelu4s upon
their unbaptized, faith-devoid foreheads.
Our karelus, though, were formed from issued
gas masks, filtering out the incense of forbidden
fruit. Kin, too, wore them--over their Rohypnol
smiles. Lord, you led me into jeruhuk. Now,
you're a stiff, for I shot an arrow at the sky.
Now, the windows are shattered, inviting light.
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1 Burdaham (Malaysian) - To clear the throat, especially to attract attention.
2 Buz-baz (Ancient Persian) - A showman who makes a goat and a monkey dance together.
3 Jeruhuk (Malaysian) - The act of stumbling into a hole that is covered by grass
4 Karelu (Tulu, Indian) - The mark left on the skin by anything tight.
