Tony Jolley - Upon Other Altars

Who ordained the altar?
The grace of God or the mind of man?

Who determines who is worthy?
When does ‘sacred sharing’, that selfless act of giving,
Degenerate through duty
To become some pitiful, pointless performance
A self-serving sacrifice: sacrilege?

Who dares draw the line?

…...Who dares not toe it?

Tony Jolley

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