William Blake, Nebuchadnezzar

Whom the Gods Wish to Destroy, They First Make Mad.

Book of Daniel, Chapter Four

Gods kill remotely with impunity,
So runs the common thread. Immortals prize
A plausible deniability
And kill with innuendoes from the skies.
Lodged in its unapproachable redoubt,
Such callous diffidence elicits questions
Dear to all barstool fantasists about
Free will, hypnotically-induced suggestions,
Etcetera, etcetera. I…