Statuette of an Infant with a Phoenician Inscription
Three generations of kings
under the name Baalshillem
gave thanks to Eshmoun,
your Asclepius,
whose remedy led to
smooth succession,
uninterrupted peace,
and the fulfillment of my nature:
I grew up to revere the lizard glitter
of the Empire,
mating wheels of infraorders
of zygoptera, give or take
a prophecy in dazzling words
I did not understand.
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