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Article: Egyptian tomb painting, Aztec sacrifice, Central Ohio autopsy. (poem)
- Article from:
- The Literary Review
- Article date:
- June 22, 1994
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The Egyptians, loving their deaths, slit open the dead and lifted out
the heart, its chambers quiet finally as black rooms of rock
deep in the Valley of the Kings, the last grave-robber scurrying
toward Thebes. Anubis the Jackal Thoth recording the results
balanced the heart against Ma'at, Feather of Truth, goddess of goodness.
The Aztec priest sliced the chest deftly, grasped the pound of will
and thrust his red, pulsing hand to heaven, food for Tezcatlipoca,