Barakei

The punishment of a rose
Self-made and deserving
Confinement,  not.
Of course you penned it.
Sun and Steel
In the courtyard, a naked self-revelation
Bare for all to see
Akin to Saint Sebastian.
Between Eros and destruction
The die slowly moved
While you vacillated.
Highly conflicted Erudite
Mirrored image ritualized in Zodiac
A disciplined code to follow
What was it like for those who followed.
Levis
Loincloth
And a rose.
You gave yourself up
With innate precision
You knew the outcome before it culminated
Sound in Body and Mind
Fo there would be no decay.