LUGLIO
17 07 2025 23.ANATOMY Stands the Leopard Prince Constrained Confused Facing one that Cannot be torn part Disjointed Disassembled They say - It’s alive But hasn’t life always been A precondition The function to be probed For which the Leopard itself was awarded With fangs and claws To break To crush To rip To carve up for dissection Forbidden How to even talk to it Forbidden Its private parts Forbidden The messy gobbling up The sucking dry of soul They say - It’s alive More - It is an innocent The snowheaded critter Dog-collared and manacled Stays Still So meek and yet so firm Baring its crooked teeth In a lopsided grin. The fiery beast stands -That otherworldy strong That forever young- Beaten and conquered Melting down in a roar Till it exhausts itself In a wailing Mew.