Lucy Basner (BAZ)
Artemesia Art
A portfolio of artistic and other creative work, a spiritual and political manifesto. An insight into the Mind of an Anarchist, Madman and Poet.
Lucy Basner
(BAZ)
The Apology of an UnConvicted Criminal
Adventures in Eden
I was a child
A child of god
A child of lsd
I clutched my teddy bear
I clutched a man
I fought with fury
And with grace
I climbed upon the tallest tree
That all the isle did hold
From atop the dancing tree
I saw a family
That did take their repast
Upon the grass
Not I
Drugged up little monster me
I miss the days
The easy days
Of conviviality
I was a wolf
A hungry wolf
A lonely wolf
I snarled at strangers in the street
The rain lashed down
I did not care
Animal ferocity had me
In its snare
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I bloodied my face with rage
And to the church I gave
My blade
At the altar of Saint Peter
I laid it down
Upon the green cloth
Of wilderness enchained
I was a man
A man of honour
Shouting loud
Bewildered to be
Of a sudden proud
Yet pride gave to me
The gift of song
That I might write
For my delight
This poem that I give to you