Narcissus Unbound
Wholly from idiosyncratic reasons, my feet
Seem to me handsome, the arrangement of toes
What an arranger of toes would, at his best, have meant.
Seem to me handsome, the arrangement of toes
What an arranger of toes would, at his best, have meant.
And the legs that work up from them; even on moody days
I can see that the deployment of blond hair is right,
And the kneecaps, splendidly defined, not open to argument.
I can see that the deployment of blond hair is right,
And the kneecaps, splendidly defined, not open to argument.
No one should praise his begetting apparatus, and I won’t,
Except to say: if a responsible mechanism
Was wanted to keep things going, this is it.
Except to say: if a responsible mechanism
Was wanted to keep things going, this is it.
And shoulders and chest; I cannot say enough
To tell how I admire my various body;
Growth of beard, growth of tooth: there is no end of it.
To tell how I admire my various body;
Growth of beard, growth of tooth: there is no end of it.
And I could stand by the live mirror forever
Praising my nakedness and distinguished parts,
Save that, at the edge of my eyesight, out the window,
Praising my nakedness and distinguished parts,
Save that, at the edge of my eyesight, out the window,
There down on the street you pass, and as I hurry
Into my blithe clothes, the realization gathers,
How I want you as audience for my work of art.
Into my blithe clothes, the realization gathers,
How I want you as audience for my work of art.