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A statue in the Villa Borghese, Rome
I fooled the sculptor—thinking he could
catch my undying trick. How did I
become a container and pour myself into it
at the same time? I flowed from marble,
I flowed back into it.I'll endure, perpetually
tightening the tiny gimbals in each
foliated fingertip. Staying still is unceasing,
always becoming: girl, god, stone, tree, sculptor.
And these who come to stand, circle, stand—
do they know they have forgotten themselves
a moment too long? Moments are large as villas,
parks, mythologies, centuries of Art. Thoughts
run through me like a fountain, water in constant
escape—which is no escape.
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