Friday, May 20, 2011

Galatea Today


Galatea, today, not porcelain
but clay, bleeds air through holes
that would be pores. She waits
for the temperature of his hands. 
His kiss or cry makes mistress
of material, but dew will dry --
without Pygmalion, she cools
and cracks. A model’s life has limits. 


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