The Boy With the Slingshot and the Giant

"David & Goliath" by Caravaggio


THE BOY WITH THE SLING SHOT
AND THE GIANT

It is difficult to keep in stock
A statue of a boy with a sling shot.
These statues sell as soon as they arrive.
Usually when a customer buys a statue
Of the boy with the sling shot,
He also buys a statue of a giant.
But statues of Venuses are difficult to sell.
The more refined and intense the Venus
Statues are sculptured the more difficult to sell.
People often look at statues of Venuses
Leaning dusty in the corners and inquire
“Who is she?” Garish statues
Of strip-teasers and lap-dancers are
Easy to sell. The more tawdry
Sell the best, but never are best sellers
Like the boy with the sling shot.


Duane Locke

Posted over on The Hold