when Azazel comes out of the wilderness

when Azazel comes out of the wilderness
when it comes with horns, and the crowd chants
over the side of the mountain it comes

then the priest who stands in new raiments
then the horns of the attendants are wailing against stone
like the host arrayed in battle, clashing spear on shield

throw Azazel back to the desert rocks. tie its horns with string
throw the goat back into the wilderness. let it fall on sharp rocks
let all the sins of this wicked people perish with animal’s death.

the people are apart, they need a sacrifice to be purified
the people are excellent, all they need now is something to die for them
and the blood washes ground in some lonely place. red string turned white

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

the people are apart, to be purified they need a sacrifice
when it comes with horns, and the crowd chants

when Azazel comes out of the wilderness
then the priest who stands in new raiments

over the side of the mountain it comes
like the host arrayed in battle, clashing spear on shield

throw Azazel back where it came from. tie its horns with string
the people are excellent, they need something to die for them

let all the sins of this wicked people perish with the animal’s death
then the horns of the attendants against stone

throw the goat back into the wilderness. let it fall on sharp rocks
and the blood washes in some lonely place. red string turned white

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


throw Azazel back where it came from. tie its horns with string
the people are excellent. they need something to die for them

throw the goat back into the wilderness. let it fall on sharp rocks
and the blood washes in some lonely place. red string turned white

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

were we both participants?
if you ask the question in the right way, you forget where the doubt came from

1/22/07