Seething Pots
A descriptive narration on a land full of whoredom and impending judgment.
Victory Atet
Victory Atet is a Nigerian writer, editor, and creative strategist whose work explores the intersections of faith, identity, culture, and the human condition. She is the founder of Faith, Art, and Culture (FAC) — a personal and public space dedicated to reflective writing and thoughtful engagement. Rooted in poetry, essays, and editorial work, her writing is shaped by emotional depth, thematic clarity, and a commitment to nuance. With experience in creative support and project coordination, Victory collaborates with individuals and platforms to refine ideas, shape content, and drive intentional communication. She brings an analytical mindset, strong research skills, and a cross-disciplinary approach to every project, believing in the power of language to influence, clarify, and transform.
SEETHING POTS
By Victory Atet
I am walking down the narrow aisle. Each step toward the altar is cold, tense, and terrifying. The very place that once opened into Heaven’s gate is now a city of desolate cries.
My hands tremble as I reach for the curtain. There is a rumbling within my chest; a storm of dread and prophecy colliding. My lips move, but my voice is swallowed by the shrill screams behind the veil. The air tightens around me and my eyes begin to burn with tears.
No! I can't take it anymore.
I pull the veil to take a sneak peek, but the vision envelopes me whole.
Land of fury, land of woe;
The stench of lies and whoredoms arise.
And there, before the altar that once shimmered with glory,
Stands a Queen clothed in robes of sodomy.
A Queen has risen, allured in beauty and glamour.
She sits on the heads of kings whose crowns are trodden at her feet.
Her laughter echoes through sanctuaries once holy,
Now turned into courts of seduction and deceit.
Hands dripping with the blood of forgotten children,
She drinks from the cup of violated innocence.
Her bracelets clang like prison chains.
Her feet are planted in the field of desolation.
Loathsome filth brews rapidly,
Pots filled with woes and judgment.
Each pot bearing a name:
Blasphemy. Greed. Sexual Corruption. Manipulated Prophecy.
Strange Fire. Fabricated Altars. Silent Abortions.
The flames beneath them crackle like mocking laughter.
A Queen has risen, whose pleasure is in the sacrifice of children.
Her daughters lie with themselves in forbidden passion,
And her sons bow to altars built of lust, not life.
It is unlawful to behold, it is unlawful to speak.
Chaos pollutes the sanctuary like smoke trapped indoors.
Prepare for war. Prepare for war.
Her strength is rebellion, her song is vanity.
She raises her hands to the heavens.
Soaked in the blood of aborted destinies,
They remain unshaken by repentance.
The clouds begin to gather rapidly.
Thunder rolls like a mourning drum.
Darkness spreads its wings across the South.
Her reign deepens as she sustains the night.
The candles of righteousness flicker, fighting for breath.
Weeping endures for the dawn is delayed.
Indeed the dawn is delayed, the dawn is delayed.
A raging storm approaches the South.
The souls of men uproar in contest,
Some pleading for mercy, others drunk with deception.
Again, they are lost in the smoke of perversion.
The heavens rumble with withheld judgment.
And a voice, whether from within me
or from the seething pots, I cannot tell,
cries out again:
Prepare for war. Prepare for war.
For the cup of fury is about to spill,
And the pot of her whoredom boils without restraint.
About Victory Atet
Victory Atet is a Nigerian writer, editor, and creative strategist whose work explores the intersections of faith, identity, culture, and the human condition. She is the founder of Faith, Art, and Culture (FAC) — a personal and public space dedicated to reflective writing and thoughtful engagement. Rooted in poetry, essays, and editorial work, her writing is shaped by emotional depth, thematic clarity, and a commitment to nuance. With experience in creative support and project coordination, Victory collaborates with individuals and platforms to refine ideas, shape content, and drive intentional communication. She brings an analytical mindset, strong research skills, and a cross-disciplinary approach to every project, believing in the power of language to influence, clarify, and transform.