The king's insanity

After Daniel 4:28-33 

A pinnacle moment,

a survey of a kingdom

built, a great city and

a great capital, spectacular.

At the apex of the pinnacle,

a king is struck down

in his pride, struck down

and made insane, sent

to live among the beasts,

crawling on the ground,

tasting dust, eating grass,

an ox in human form.

The lesson foretold

by the dream lasts 

seven years, seven years

of uncut hair, nails

like claws, grass-stained

lips wet from groveling

in the morning dew.

 

Photograph by Ani Kolleshi via Unsplash. Used with permission.