cut off

Cut Off

And he was blinded:

Eyes shut perforce --

A cruel blow

For an artist.

And so he flowed through his fingers:

Mind operating through the plasticity of clay,

And they cut off his fingers --

A cruel tragedy

Dealt upon a sculptor.

And his tongue learnt eloquent words:

A poet of deepest profundity was born,

And they cut out his tongue --

A devastation

To a man of words.

And he walked:

A nomad in the realms of life,

Lonely, lost and drifting,

And they cut off the roads --

An impediment

To a wanderer.

And so he learned to dance:

A figure trapped in the rhythm,

And they cut off his feet --

Not much help

To a dancer.

And he was forced to become a listener:

Gatherer of information,

And they plugged up his ears --

Severance

Of his tools.

And he was trapped in his mind:

A thinker of unfathomable thoughts

Linked together in succession,

And they cut off his head --

Prevention

Of any considerations.

And he floated in ghostly raiment,

Martyred and loved by all who were scorned,