Ted Hughes — Fragment of an Ancient Tablet

Above - the well-known lips, delicately downed. Below - beard between thighs. Above - her brow, the notable casket of gems. Below - the belly with its blood-knot. Above - many a painful frown. Below - the ticking bomb of the future. Above - her perfect teeth, with the hint of a fang at the corner. Below - the millstones of two worlds. Above - a word and a sigh. Below - gouts of blood and babies. Above - the face, shaped like a perfect heart. Below - the heart's torn face.