But Francis Bacon says there’s almost no
Such thing as friendship in the world, and least
Of all between equals. Call him “bro”—
He’ll turn into that foe we call the beast,
Dite Derrida. The Christ called Judas, “Friend,”
Received betrayal in a sexless kiss
Because that “friend” thought God would condescend
To save Himself from cruciform abyss
If forced into the proclamation of
The Kingdom—lifting Iscariot up
Onto a throne. No doubt he thought that love
Propelled him. They shared a suicide’s cup.
..Disciple and Lord reached equality,
Dangling zigzag damaged from friendship’s tree.