So these are sequence of poems.
I'm just going to read one of the poems from the sequence.
But the title is Love Poem and then
some kind of mythological animal.
And so in this case, it's "Love Poem: Pegasus."
And I just want you to imagine the Pegasus.
So it's a horse with wings big enough for man to ride on.
I'm seeing a few nods.
Yes, yes, we know who Pegasus is.
So Pegasus emerges either from--
so when Medusa is beheaded by Perseus--
who cares about that guy--
so the Pegasus emerges from her neck
or from her blood when it's touching the ground.
And my sincere question is like what was the gestation process.
Because Medusa was at one point a mortal woman, like this.
You'll recall a horse big enough for a man to ride on.
Just that's bad math.
That's bad math.
"Love Poem: Pegasus."
"Fold, fully grown from my mother's neck.
Her severed head.
The silenced snakes.
Call this freedom.
My first cry a beating of wings abandoned.
Call me orphan before I even know what a mother is.
I think myself arising.
Feather and hoof.
Neigh and caw, and you always on my back.
You bear a sword and shield.
Remind me of her labor.
Her stoning gaze.
What beast will your blade free next?
What call will you loose from another woman's throat?"