Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi), The Taking of Christ, 1602
A sold man is a bought man
and the one he kisses
is the man.
He, man, son of man, dust and breath:
the Potter owns the field of blood.
Kissing, killing; traitorous lips.
But Judasiscariots kick the bucket
at dawn, seized with remorse, and
there aren't nuns, widows
or cormorants saying
the requiem - only
vultures and avid collectors of
old coins.
(Léon Bertoletti, Thirty Silver Coins)
