Relief at Aphrodisias by Philip Lee

Sebasteion Sculpture at Aphrodisias, Turkey A.D. 20 to 60.

 
relief at Aphrodisias
 
so Britannia this Carian
tableau of your subjugation
by Claudius the God was
a first appearance in sculpture
 
the meekness of the model whose
crookèd arms & open breast lack
of body armour or rancour
predict what time made manifest
 
when Hardy kissed Lord Nelson's cheek
the victimhood England expects
transcends all stabs of Netflix sex
for bronze or marble which at least
 
have the flint of Amazon zeal
uphold your pose as murderee
 
Philip Lee
 
The name’s Philip Lee. I’m a scouser (ie a Liverpudlian) of a certain age who has kept the peace in here Turkey for many years now.