“A word that implies mock angel-headed. A swollen and cancerous knightly court.” marginalia from an early draft of Sexualizing Picasso on the Cross, 2016

when in
predation

when i say
the nest can be
nasty last

summer when the was
was stronger death 
found a carcass

dramatic resource
than just barely
nourishment some emotional 

strength turns off 
words maintain
can be nasty can be

lastly they read lots 
dark emails from 
family starves on a public stage

they will do 
       some emotion

it is 
       tangled over

anxiety & chick
       it's about family

Sources:

• Brulliard, Karin. “People Love Watching Nature on Nest Cams — Until It Gets Grisly.” Washington Post 19 May 2012. Web. 19 May 2016.
• Walsh, Brian. “Osprey-1.” 30 June 2007. Web. 19 May 2016.