in the gagossian

Flies buzz silently in the severed head
Of a curious cow. Three North American
Women, one with an ankle strapped like
A footballer, wear florid dresses and stare
At flies which buzz silently round the
Severed head of the curious cow.

A watch in a bathroom graced by a
Hypothermic carcase, sinews strapped
With nylon tags, tells no time. Mandarin
Dress pronounces Damien iconic.

On an orange gloss, pinned butterflies
Riff off Garibaldi flies. The women want
More. Muscled staff cart pink and sky
Blue gloss from the wings, still wrapped
In their bounds. A triptych of collectors
Feed on the tricoloured triptych. Flies
Feed on the cow’s eyes. The dresses head to
Inspect Bacon. Butterflies and co retreat
Backstage. We have all evolved; ten minutes
Nearer to sampling the state of the cow.