A response to Hu Zhipeng’s oil on canvas «The World 世界».
a facial expression
stitched together
beneath sprouting scalp
above flaming chin
a wide-eyed
patchwork remaking
of a world
before its form
onlookers in turn
rubberneck
or inspect
cower
or worship
until at last
they move along
their offerings left
to the consuming blaze
