Tuesday, April 26, 2022

First Impression of a Francis Bacon

nude twisted bodies wrestle grinning 
head and teeth askew in ecstatic agony 
on the bed a fabric wrapped thigh man 
meat made modest but for everything else elevated
slow rigid telemetry that creak
and scrape the penetrating stroke
a palette knife on the fluids sheet
gray and purple green and blue
skin on skin sweat slick oil primal
unprimed mattress-cum-canvas

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