Providence
In literature the darkest deeds of men
Required the sanction of the gods. God called
The patriarch to kill his son, so then
He took him to the altar, not appalled
The least bit. David was ordained to kill
The giant, pulp his brain and cut his head
Off for the Lord. That was not quite shrill
Enough, though. David had to pile up dead
Men’s foreskins on the battlefield so God
Could be the chief. Prince Paris had to choose
The hottest goddess. No one thought it odd
That thousands would be slain in the bloody ooze
Because the goddess, Love, was glad. Why would
We? That is how gods act and how they should.