Ekphrasis

I tried to cut them off and offer them to you
“Just take them, please, and leave me in peace”
But a butterfly’s wings or a marionette’s stringsÂ
Are but parts of a sum turned accessoriesÂ
The horns without their head won’t adorn your shedÂ
Even slaves and cattle have to be fed
I tried to cut them off and offer them to you
Your eyes were making candles out of my greaseÂ

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