Roman Soldier

A Roman soldier. He enjoyed the free-wheeling asymmetry of his violence, it's one-sided bent. A swift, ragged cut with a war-dulled blade, the arc of it's forceful gravity flung through neck and cheek and sinus - useless enamel, pitiful cartilage, a great splintering of bone - explosive spray of mucus and blood from a nose split in two. The terrible divorce of spirit and flesh. The angels averted their gaze while God watched on…