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>Interesting how you mention the line "For we live as >angels among the sodomites." It struck as being so >poetic, and that paragraph is one of my favorites from >the entire book (and it isn't easy to pick a favorite >from At Swim! lol). I love the transformation >O'Neill makes here, turning the age-old story on its >head. As a boy growing up in a religious household, I >think it effected me immensely. It also inspired a >poem of mine. Hope the forum enjoys : > >As Angels in Sodom >Inspired by Mr. Jamie O’ Neill’s Novel, At Swim, Two >Boys > >We hide in our cloaks >Pressed tight to our chests- > Angels are game in the dark streets of Sodom > >He foams forth his words >Her teeth clenched in hate- > Can we survive the brimstone of Sodom > >And every black day >An Angel is found- > Blinded men dwell in the city of Sodom. > >For Rarely an angel >Can find a Lot’s house- > How do we leave this city of Sodom > >So I wait for the fire >From man’s hands to fall- > Damnation is sure in the city of Sodom

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