Mangled Mandala

Mangled Mandala

Bleeding virgins on the floor
In a tattered photograph
Taken by the gypsy man
When the tears ran dry
Swirling tapestries
Coat the vomit spattered bathroom floor
Where the tango dancer died
After the first show
Where the suit collared beggars whine at the conductor
As the puppet ochestra
Drowns out the mirrors
That show the bleeding virgins
In the gypsy man's photograph
Taken when the tears ran dry