Bronze Age

Bronze Age

Matthew D. Blanton

With disdain he derides
those of us who still follow
a "bronze age god"
With his dirt,
and smoke,
and blood

But to break free from the
tyranny of the evanescent

Is rest.

And ancient texts in ancient tongues
are living roots through time and space

To hushed songs of the captive masses on Babylonian shores
and Fire licking up water-logged altars and wide-eyed men

Under the gliding shadow of the Leviathan
in frigid, pre-historic waters

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Matthew D. Blanton
Poet & Sociologist

Matthew is a poet and writer whose work has been featured in Sojourners, Relevant, and Leadership Journal. He lives in Austin, Texas with his family where he is completing his PhD in Sociology at the University of Texas."

Photography by Antonio Filigno