Mercia - (By David Hurt)

David Hurt's Dark Age Mercia: Part One -

The Crucified Man

Whispers of a man from a distant land

Echo through Arden's nurturing womb...

Jesus...

A man,

The Gods of Mercia

Doth not know...

Crucified...

A word,

The Gods of Mercia

Doth not hear,

Doth not speak...

The Gods of Mercia

Want blood in battle,

Not in a cup...

The Gods of Mercia

Want bodies,

Not in a loaf...

The Gods of Mercia

Want feasts and song...

The Gods of Mercia

Want dancers,

Sex

And beer...

The Kings of Mercia...

See a light...

The Kings of Mercia...

See another way...