Rodin, how much did you pay her?
She more naked
In her old age
Than ever
In youth's beauty.
How much did you pay her?
Did she watch you
Carve away lost dreams?
Eyes downcast
Deeply veined hands
Clasping a few found coins.
Rodin, how much did you
pay her?
Who was she
Beyond beauty
Hung on ancient bones?
And why do I, in looking at her
Feel wrenching pain
As well as awe?