passion and eroticism
beyond the shining light
of genius
a danger to mankind
the creations of her hands
lasting through centuries
the confident touch
of a lover
sliding over curves
eyes that could see
the love trapped
within the stone
a poet without pen
with hard tools
and cool marble
to temper her flames
she was the making of him
and the un-making of herself
untamed in her pride
moving openly through the world
condemned to madness
through fraternal weakness – Caroline A. Slee