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Poem--Michaelangelo

This poem was written after watching a special on Michaelangelo, and how he carved David in perfect perspective when one stands on the floor.

MICHAELANGELO



They say he did it all in his head,
ten feet up in the air
with his ass literally
in a sling
figuring perspective and angle
so from the feet
the slingshot artist looked
perfect
leggy only if viewed
from that same ten feet up.
They showed shots of Sistine
and explained
the husky-looking angels
by saying the old boy
was light in the loafers
and used all-male models--
but David, from the feet
at least
was perfect--
oddly enough,
it was when I no longer sat
below your pedestal
I noticed
that you're a bit long
in the thighs
yourself.

7:44 a.m. - 2009-04-24

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