Tiny tongues, or, the unnamed wife of Lot

Ancient editors playing God, left the unnamed wife of Lot looking back at friends

As they were incinerated

Her body magically turned to salt, PowerPoint lesson plan for cautionary sermons

For disobedient wives

I much prefer the Greek version where Orpheus accepts the blame

When Eurydice is turned to salt

If I were an ancient editor, she would have been found by passing Bedouins

They’d dress her in clean muslin

Carry her to a city market – salt sold for gold to obedient wives

A handful at a time

Maybe we would think better of Lot’s wife, if she’d become a pillar of rock candy

Sweet oasis in the wilderness

Hummingbirds, bees and butterflies caressing her body with tiny tongues

Melting away in ecstasy

12-11-23