FAVOURITE When Antinous poses, sculptors strafe Him with envy. - TopicsExpress



          

FAVOURITE When Antinous poses, sculptors strafe Him with envy. Their longing is unsafe. They would readily spiral into debt For a whiff of not lavender but sweat. The emperor demands both boyish curves And washboard abs, and gets what he deserves: His pet equivocates between the gym And his divan. Reflection renders him Beauty in the abstract, a kind of lie, A copy of a copy. Quick to die. [from Gregory Woods, May I Say Nothing (Manchester: Carcanet, 1998)]
Posted on: Sat, 12 Apr 2014 15:22:45 +0000

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