Stoned,
murdered by shells of oysters raining down
Gentle lady Hypatia of Alexandria,
This lady of mathematics, astronomy and philosophy.
In the past, she had been
loved by both pagan and christian souls alike
She was the epitome of virtue and purity
A well-regarded teacher and counsellor
Contemporarily, venerated as a feminist icon.
Yet in ancient times,
Undermined and degraded
by the christian church of Egypt.
Sacrificed by the Roman general Orestes
And then murdered
Brutally.
Thugs with thuglet followers.
Dragged her helplessly from her carriage
Dragged her unwillingly to death
The walls of a christian church
Bore witness to their atrocities
and applauded.
Her eyeballs ripped out
Her body torn limb from limb
Cut into pieces with sharpened knives
Then those fleshy parts, thrown
Onto a burning pyre
Man's ignorance and barbarity, shown at their best
Then afterwards, these murderers departed
to wash away their guilt
To quaff many cups of wine
wash away the dark memories of their actions
Eventually, they would sleep it off
Stoned
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