Bust of Maria Barberini Duglioli
Marble is cold,
Unforgiving material mocking the sculptor
But your eyes, though blank, bear softness.
Spider webs lace your collar, contrasting sharp
Round beads collecting at the neck. Not in your
Blood to be gentle, you, queen command
Attention among whittled down features.
Your fragile beauty speaks
more than cold should.
By Jenna Moses
