The Martyrdom of St. Sophrosyne

 Study for the Martyrdom of St. Sophrosyne, 2023

Study for the Martyrdom of St. Sophrosyne 2023, gel pen and whiteout on writing paper

    

 

An Epilogue

 

We who see Sophrosyne within a contemporary instability and a parochial mass in unknowing despair.

We who see her besieged by the Sirens of the masses.

We who hear the drowning out of quiet whispers of reason and introspection.

We who feel the absence of self-reflection and compassion.

We who are witness to the scrutinized and detained, judged with artifice of outrage, pursued and persecuted with relentless fervor like the Furies of Eumenides.

We who long for the day when a canonical Sophrosyne entices the collective consciousness with moly.

We who persevere with faith until the sacred flames of ancient wisdom are bestowed in the hearts and minds of a suffering populous.

We the rightful descendants of Romantics and Pre-Raphaelites beget the beauty of life, love and spirit not be lost.