He was not beautiful. Unlike the others, those spectacular animals That grew exotic, wild He was cultivated carefully Handicaps tied to a splint Hold him up and covered in burlap --Milkfed-- Long ago, he had played his card for Unique And got a handful of Subtle Wrongness Poor thing, pitiful and susceptible to the hunt, Described remotely in their ****** chant A sign, a portent dropped With ominous carelessness It's inevitable-- Gross ineptitude, even without the physical weakness, Is no match for Chaos You know the end... The Beast Will feast