Or (For Isaac)
And he took his father to the flame and his father said
I am not a goat
And the boy said no you are not a goat
And the father said where are the goats
And the boy said you are a goat today or you will be a goat
The father thought about hybrid beasts and said nothing
He looked with love at the strange child he created
He thought about how hard it had been to keep the boy alive
And when the boy led him down the death path he kept thinking
I should be in charge
But I am tired and I can’