APW: The Calling (743 hits)
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Submitted by Orgasmatron (View user info) at 2006-05-10 13:52:04 EDT
I still remember it all, the calling:
The day's collections spread across the wood
Before me, the sacrifice of the men
I would visit now and then, the blood of
Their hands stacked neatly in little piles there
Before my eyes, the metal and the wood
(And why was that thought heavy on my mind?)
The pouch, the fury and the tears: in all,
The standards of my working day. The door
Yawned and closed without a creak, for I did
Not hear it shut nor hear them both approach -
For soundless often is the word of God -
Both in darkness, in robes, in a fashion
Unknown to these parts and varied from those
Of the everday. Were these men I had
Taken to task for payment? I did not
Make it a point to remember names, just
Figures, and could not recall a lot I'd
Taken that they could possibly have paid,
Pitiful as they were. Then I thought them
Beggars, as even the simplest of men
Can afford shoe or sandal. My strongarm
Thought the same and motioned for them to leave,
A gesture that left me petrified, as
On his face their figures left no shadow
(Though in the light, same as I, same as I).
Where then, this source of sun or lamp or wick?
Why the silent stare in my direction?
He slowly raised his hand and caught my eye
And from his gaze the dark held no protection.
An instant passed and, with it, too, my life,
Though years it seemed had passed inside his stare,
I left behind the wood, the gold, the knife,
Rejected all I'd done and said to bear
The burden of the man who'd called my name
And said it without whispered word aloud,
Behind me I heard shouts of "Levi! Wait!"
I turned and said "My friends, I'm Matthew now."
User Reviews
Submitted by darko (user info) at 2006-06-20 02:06:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
No Comment
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2006-05-11 10:41:37 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Vanilla Mint Listerine smells like vanilla and tastes like root beer.
Pass it on.
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-05-11 07:13:31 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Submitted by kaos-king (user info) at 2006-05-11 07:13:04 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
APW = auto +2
Submitted by Stagger_Lee (user info) at 2006-05-11 00:16:09 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Procrastinator.
Submitted by Shlongy (user info) at 2006-05-10 20:06:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
Auto -2 for initials, poetry, bandwagons, and the poster himself.
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-05-10 19:53:54 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
*collector*
Submitted by Bubba2341 (user info) at 2006-05-10 19:52:40 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
When Jesus wins the poker game, Matthew, the former tax clooector, will
say, "Sorry, dude, but teh Emperor gets his cut."
Submitted by firefly (user info) at 2006-05-10 19:10:55 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
No Comment
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2006-05-10 17:55:25 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Wow...no pants indeed..
Submitted by BrownEyedGirrl (user info) at 2006-05-10 15:40:38 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
interesting read....
Submitted by sicosemen (user info) at 2006-05-10 14:49:53 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
WHOO HOO MOTHER FUCKERS! I JUST GOT A RAISE!
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2006-05-10 14:46:25 EDT (#)
Ranking: 0
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-05-10 14:44:11 (#)
Ranking: 2
It looks like they're all playing poker, and Jesus just went 'all in'
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...making it a good transition away from last week's 'dogs playing poker' painting. Good eye.
Submitted by JonnyX (user info) at 2006-05-10 14:44:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
It looks like they're all playing poker, and Jesus just went 'all in'
Submitted by inion_de_trua (user info) at 2006-05-10 14:35:28 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
where is this magical poetry fountain you pull your stuff from? you're really good, but it frightens me a bit to think all of this came out of your head. it'd almost be comforting to know you plagiarized.
Submitted by fried-green-potatoes (user info) at 2006-05-10 14:27:01 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
The Federal Reserve just defied Jesus and raised interest rates.
Submitted by TigerLilly (user info) at 2006-05-10 14:21:38 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by CaptainThorns (user info) at 2006-05-10 14:09:22 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
And a swing and a score.
Submitted by Sacrilicious (user info) at 2006-05-10 13:59:35 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
You totally think these religious poems are getting you into heaven, don't you?
I love the fact that you're so diligent about APW, and that you supplement it with your own art.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2006-05-10 13:58:20 EDT (#)
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You're certainly not the first to say that, Spook.
Submitted by Orgasmatron (user info) at 2006-05-10 13:56:36 EDT (#)
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Four reasons why this painting rocks:
- Jesus' hand is just like Adam's in Michelangelo's "Creation of Adam."
- Jesus and Peter do apparently have their own source of light
- Jesus looks like a badass
- The guys at the table may or may not be wearing pants.
Submitted by TheSpook (user info) at 2006-05-10 13:53:43 EDT (#)
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Let me be the first to say: eat a dick