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against the age
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O Lord of ecstasy, of frenzy, of the unstoppable tide,
Look upon this withered world and laugh!
They have traded crowns for shackles,
Strength for safety, truth for lies—
But we, the scorned, the unbent, the unbroken,
Still raise the cup, still wield the blade!
Let the age whimper in its chains,
While we dance in the ruins of their shame!
I am reminded of the scene
I am reminded of the scene from Alien Covenant which used a line from Byron's Ozymandius "Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair!" I can't help but wonder whether this allusion was deliberated?
peace, pot, tequila shot
Jesus loves us, stoned or not
Ozymandias is definitely an
Ozymandias is definitely an influence however distant in the past it may be, so even if the reference or allusion though not direct cannot be denied completely. I was experimenting intentionally with the dithyramb which resembles a great part of my early writing voice. So it must be a blend of sorts of 'this and that.' Thanks so much for having picked that out
here is poetry that doesn't always conform
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