Melancholia

      Grey, dead-grey & black
      are the requisite composites of this composition;
      sad Durer had looked too long
      in mirrors, seen too many vicious invocations
5     of the holy hand upon the plainest blades
      of grainy growing grass.  Poor Durer
      he has seen too many hollow olive
      eyes; has stared too much at the imported monotone
      African masks filled brimming and still ringing
10    with authentic bellowing sighs
      and horror-filled innocent tears
      from behind the widening whites of the eyes.
      Pitying Durer in the savage dark
      of accustomed thought saw the red in black.

 

From the collection "Youth Youth Youth"

Written by Gregg Glory [Gregg G. Brown]

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