AN APOLOGY TO FEET, A NON-ODE

I cannot write in praise of feet,

Though they are worthy of acclaim

For the service they perform.

Though there are those

Who would praise their beauty,

I cannot see their loveliness

Whether carved in limestone and perched high

Above an Egyptian desert scene, or

In the marble pediments of Grecian temples,

The mosaics of ancient Rome—

None can woo me to their cause.

Feet by El Greco fail to stir my heart.

Steadfast it remains before the bronzes of Rodin

And the so excellent etchings of Durer.

The fact is, I cannot find the foot pretty.

It is awkward at best or like some mistake,

Something borrowed from a form

Unlike our human frame,

Perhaps an extraterrestrial joke?

My apologies to feet.

I cannot find you beautiful,

But I thank you greatly

For your sturdy service.

May you continue long and strong.

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