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Hang Ups

I.B. Rad

Claudius,*
by mild palsy favored,
feigned the fool
and so, beguiling many,
bided a respectable span
to be hung with royal purple,
lauded emperor of Rome.
Applauded by few,
Christ featured himself
“son of God”
and so enjoyed
a somewhat shorter run,
the crowning role,
a Judean felon
hung up on a cross.

*Tiberius Claudius Drusus Nero Germanicus (e.g. Claudius I) 10 B.C. - A.D. 54

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