I know of an invisible statue
With only its reflection seen in the water below.
I know of an invisible statue
And no one knows what it looks like...
Because the boats and the gulls and the whales
Keep disturbing the water,
Contorting and stretching the reflection
Into floating lines which stretch and break
Like moonlight on a lake...
Constantly moving around...
Trying to come together
And failing.
I know of an invisible statue
And I’ve speculated what it looks like;
Maybe a Rodin;
Nude
And bountiful with masculinity..
Maybe a castle
Made invisible to the enemies..
Maybe a handicapped angel
Or a god with a slit on his face...
No one knows what it looks like...
Until one day the water overflows
And the boats take shelter.
No one knows what it looks like...
Until that day
When we saw a pile of bricks
Looking back at us from the water...
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