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On the Religious King
The difference between Clown and Crown
Ally Delshad TehraniMay 26, 20261 min read
The difference between Clown and Crown
is only that r—
erect—
become l.
O old clown,
you who, without Viagra,
cannot even stiffen
your own spine!
A royal crown
belongs only
to madness.
You are deaf.
You are blind.
You are thirsty.
But you are not mad.
With that drug of power,
that magical Viagra,
you even erected
lies.
You made religion
a ladder,
and climbed
its rotten steps
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