The Prisoner
robwalkerpoet
The Prisoner
Galleria d’Accademie, Firenze
March, 2003
just steps from David ‘s perfect form
humanity’s epitome determined gaze
tendonned hands and muscled flesh
it stands
love’s labor lost.
five hundred years unfinished still
roughhewn by Michelangelo
Atlas.
pressing upward powerfully
outwardly forever doomed
faceless white translucent flesh
eternity denies parole
incarcerated in Carrara
halflife halfdeath
halfchiselled marble
as David
we aspire to perfection
but most of us
locked potential prisoners
bearing world’s weight on rough shoulders
are Atlas.
© rob walker.
sparrow in an airport/ New Poets Ten, Friendly Street, 2005.
ISBN 1 86254 670 3
Gazing at an unfinished sculpture by Michelangelo can’t help but make you think of what-ifs and untapped potential…
Galleria d’Accademie, Firenze
March, 2003
just steps from David ‘s perfect form
humanity’s epitome determined gaze
tendonned hands and muscled flesh
it stands
love’s labor lost.
five hundred years unfinished still
roughhewn by Michelangelo
Atlas.
pressing upward powerfully
outwardly forever doomed
faceless white translucent flesh
eternity denies parole
incarcerated in Carrara
halflife halfdeath
halfchiselled marble
as David
we aspire to perfection
but most of us
locked potential prisoners
bearing world’s weight on rough shoulders
are Atlas.
© rob walker.
sparrow in an airport/ New Poets Ten, Friendly Street, 2005.
ISBN 1 86254 670 3
Gazing at an unfinished sculpture by Michelangelo can’t help but make you think of what-ifs and untapped potential…