my feet were shod
with winged sandals:
Olympian footwear
to help me soar
as a special person.
I now think
my feet are shorn
with iron nails:
Golgothian footgear
to help me limp
as a common pierced-one.
Illuminated portrayal of Christ as an eagle, with body piercing.
Gospel of John, Book of Kells, Ireland, circa 800
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