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Metamorphic Allegory Picture now a vengeful dove flapping frightfully above Visualize its righteous tears as spitting feathers it appears Hark now hear its puffed up roar as it struts proudly round the floor Wonder now as it transmutes its pigeon toes in polished boots Vainglorious in well preened suit with beaky nose it cocks a snoot Tumescent now with self esteem it knows itself to be supreme Devouring an old Vulgate it preachifies in fearsome spate Lashing with its new found tongue it scourges fit to burst a lung Pity all those in its view as brimstone vomit it doth spew Pity too the monstrous crow for what it does it does not know Forsaking love espoused to hate a hellish future must await Imagine all eternity wracked by wrath and never free Mark Shepherd 2008 dashpoet nb. This poem is written in support of the principle of freedom of speech, in the face of action by a Christian fundamentalist group to ban a fellow poet’s work. The poem is an attempt at Swiftian style satire, as requested by the organizer of the protest. For more background, follow links to: uk.youtube.com www.christianvoice.org.uk