The Halo
The Halo
C. Dale Young

In the paintings left to us
by the Old Masters, the halo,
a smallish cloud of light, clung
to the head, carefully framed the faces
of mere1 mortals made divine.

Accident? My body launched
by a car's incalculable momentum2?
It ended up outside the car. I had no idea then
what it was like to lose days, to wake
and find everything had changed.

Through glass, this body went
through the glass window, the seatbelt
snapping my neck. Not the hanged man,
not a man made divine but more human.
I remember those pins buried in my skull,

the cold metal frame surrounding my head,
metal reflecting a small fire, a glow. All
was changed. In that bed, I was a locust3.
I was starving. And how could I not be?
I, I . . . I am still ravenous4.





1 mere

adj.纯粹的；仅仅，只不过

参考例句：


That is a mere repetition of what you said before.那不过是重复了你以前讲的话。 It's a mere waste of time waiting any longer.再等下去纯粹是浪费时间。



2 momentum

n.动力，冲力，势头；动量

参考例句：


We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。 The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。 易优作文网名师改作文（https://www.euzw.net/jiaoshoulanmu/ ）



3 locust

n.蝗虫；洋槐，刺槐

参考例句：


A locust is a kind of destructive insect.蝗虫是一种害虫。 This illustration shows a vertical section through the locust.本图所示为蝗虫的纵剖面。



4 ravenous

adj.极饿的，贪婪的

参考例句：


The ravenous children ate everything on the table.饿极了的孩子把桌上所有东西吃掉了。 Most infants have a ravenous appetite.大多数婴儿胃口极好