St. John the Baptist, Pray for Us

August 29, 2007 by Rufus McCain at 5:11 pm

But though I have wept and fasted, wept and prayed,
Though I have seen my head [grown slightly bald] brought in upon a platter,
I am no prophet—and here’s no great matter;
I have seen the moment of my greatness flicker,
And I have seen the eternal Footman hold my coat, and snicker,
And in short, I was afraid.

T.S. Eliot, The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock

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