Of the Minotaur Myth

"He dines alone surrounded by reflections"*

of the moon tracing lines

from dot to red dot

scattered on labyrinth walls

Body of man-

who dares chase the unfortunate

where corners halt

into another passage

– call to mind your ancestry

and forbear the covenant

you made with your father’s son

Tell Theseus his thread is cut



*Line from "Witch Doctor", by Robert Hayden