an animal to another recommended
The Story of the Eye¹.
s/he lingered, vacillating like
a pendulum from knowing eye
to mystery, while the recipient
consumed the commanded
pornography.

unconvincing the samaritan’s
eyed-promise of didactic mastery.
naturally, mentee denied mentor.
masturbated alone while the wise one
lived for his pupil's pulsing red
to gush unnaturally

¹Story by Georges Bataille