nessus' hooves as he turned
to carry deianira across the river
as though he'd given her up
to the flood
and she barefoot, too, whyarrow hydra-dipped loosed
would he do such a thing?
across the river at the two
strikes but does not kill
and poisoned blood turns
white shirt to red
from nessus to deinira
a charm to make love bloomto hercules far from home
and in the arms of another
hercules wears the shirt and starts
to sweat and swear and he understands
as the poison burns his skin
fire to stop the fire
burn to stop the fire
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