English – Chinese
Flattery and beauty are very powerful assets at her disposal and the harlot uses them well. Not only young fools but many a strong and wise man has been rendered completely captive to her seductive powers. Even Solomon yielded his life to her for her promised benefits.
But these benefits are very shallow and only temporary, as intense as they at times become, and leave one an empty shell, deluded into thinking he is alive and a chosen servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. In reality he is a whoremonger, at one with the harlot and an express enemy of Jesus Christ.
Her powers are awesome
her countenance spellbinding
she touches the stones
gently caressing
their response is instant
they grow excited
they move
and enlarge themselves
she takes hold
gently but firmly
bestowing a pleasure
almost impossible to resist
“Service me and I’ll give
pleasure forever –
refuse me and I’ll crush you”
an offer hard to refuse
“It is heaven,” they say
she plays them
they ejaculate
in all directions
their substance to the earth
her fame they spread abroad
they tell the news
and become the bearers
of death and destruction
spending themselves
and loving it so.
Moon River, February 15, 1991
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