There is another Salome, said
To be Mary's sister or cousin or aunt.
She turns up to help mourn for Jesus. Not,
It's insisted, the same as the Salome
Often pictured either dancing or
Looking --quite tenderly at times --
At St. John's head on a platter;
Still, of course, she was. It happens
Frequently. Young, you dance naked
And demand the heads of those
Who don't love you. Older, you become
A useful person to have around
At childbirths and sickbeds; the sort
Who remembers to bring a bit of myrrh --
So comforting! -- to a crucifixion.
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