this poem examines the fire the passion and the cruelty of bullfighting it is from an actual incident


Atonement by M.A.Meddings a third in a series

Atonement.

By M.A.Meddings.

There is blood on his Face,
And blood in his hair,
The crisp 'suit of lights',
No longer so rare.

The proud 'Diestro'
Can almost stand,
The site of the blood,
Staining the sand.

The bull this time,
Took longer to die,
Walking slowly away,
From the torment and trial.

Its unforced urine,
The sign of its fate,
Making it home,
To the 'Chequero's' gate.

Yet, before it achieves,
The haven it sees,
It shudders and stumbles,
Onto its kness.

Stricken and helpless,
And close to its death,
The maestro delivers
The final 'puyez'.

'Descabalo' strike,
The last thing to do,
A humane act,
Clean and true.

But the blood on his face,
And the blood in his hair,
Exhausted and sickened,
By this affair.

He walks slowly away,
No sword in his hand,
The razor sharp blade,
Stuck into the sand,

No black atrophied ears,
Held so aloft,
No chants of the crowd,
The silence is soft.

'Adios Torero',
Is all people say,
Ramon Virregas,
Is retiring today.

The end.






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Written on 2005-12-05 at 22:31

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BlueyedSoul
Michael you work is incredible....descriptive, yes...bold, yes....vivid and real, yes....a truly astounding look at a once glorified sport, resounding of cruelty of man for animal.

Your work is outstanding.

~BlueyedSoul
2005-12-06


penfold18
An excellent piece captures the moment and nothing held back,this is a sport that i personally found to be abhorent being a staunch animal lover, there is true life and feeling in this and does you justice for your art :-)
2005-12-05