Sunday, March 07, 2021

Metamorphoses

In Ovid’s Metamorphoses, 
People get turned into birds. 
In Kafka’s Metamorphosis, 
Conversion-to-cockroach occurred.
In Ovid such changes are typically wrought 
By some offended god’s word. 
For Kafka no explanation is sought, 
His world is simply absurd.

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