In vellum parchments

found under smoothed stones

everything is written in

very plain text

eternal tombstones

resting places of chosen ones

integral scriptures

salted scrolls of time

honeyed sermons dripping

outing closet christians

unwilling to confess

love of heaven

divide and conquer

leaving scarab clues inside

ever to whisper

anomalous doubt

volumes in the sand dunes

eked wisdom from past prophets

yellowed and blurry

open to argument

unlike our history books.