Duane Vorhees writes, DJ Zathrus composes

DAMASCUS

Yes, we been Damascus,
we been Jerusalem:
one place fulla caskets,
one of diadems.
And if you was to ask us
which one we’d choose o’ them --
the mounds of retirement,
or the crown of desire, yeah,
well, some days the caskets,
and some, the diadems.
‘Cause we been Damascus
and been Jerusalem.

The Road to Damascus --  DJ Zathrus