Soundly So

But they were
perhaps
Without any self at all
Masterful chameleons
Transparent
Wherever they go
They are
Perhaps
Impregnated with a syndrome
Defined once in Stockholm
Slavishly
Rabidly
Eager for conversion
Chasing down missionaries who
(Though it is their job)
Recoil fearfully at such enthusiasm
Whose own tamped-down
Doubts resurface in
Violent fits and without measure
Vomited outward at such
Pathetic displays of unfounded
Incredulous adorations



February 2012 Palau Perhentian Kecil, Malaysia