Acupuncture By Charlotte Reed - Get a Free Blog

Rome’s history had begun in blood,
Romulus on his knees, his brother’s heavy head
in his hands, trying to understand, to undo,
all that his new city, his supreme tribute to the gods
and to human glory, had seen. Rome had its fi rst
funeral, and Remus was buried with honor,
his brother’s back turned,
while eighteen vultures—twelve for Romulus,
six for Remus—watched from above,
too hungry and pure to comprehend how the
human boys lived.
magus ~ 56 ~ mabus