Woman With Goose by the Water by Paul Gauguin
Completion Date: 1888
Place of Creation:Pont-aven, France

 

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Goosebone

My Goosebone tells me

what I want to hear.

It is my Goosebone

my goose paid the price

with it's head

with it's feathers.

There were no golden eggs

and so the roast was scheduled.

I didn't try to stop it.

It was high time

the inevitable hour

no skin off my back.

I remained detached

as the ax came down.

The children shrieked.

The blood splattered.

It was only a goose

for Christ's sake

with Christmas around the corner.

And yes, I've got it on tape

(it isn't everyday you get

to document an execution).

And yes, I thought

it was funny when

the butcher and his sidekick

hammed it up for the camera

dangling goose guts in the air

above their open mouths

rubbing their bellies

rolling their eyes in ecstacy.

A dash of humor

to enhance the sacrifice.

And yes, I was the cook

cooking my goose to perfection

with oranges and apricots

wild rice on the side.

Everyone smacked their lips.

Everyone licked their fingers.

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