The Fantastic World of Francisco de Goya
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an old naked man named Saturn
fiercely grips the lifeless body of his
decapitated son and voraciously gnaws on
the remaining flesh of the right arm
making sure not to stain his wild white hair with
the tainted blood

in the room below
three levitating spirits in pointy hats and baggy pants
lift the body of an unknown soul
while Jose, directly beneath the airborne spectacle,
play mind games with a sheet over his head
and the innkeeper writhes on the dusty floor, battling insanity
and the wise donkey watches with a mused mien

in a nearby alley of shadows
an old lady gasps and staggers backward
when her crucifix fails to ward off
the approaching lascivious demon;
the bags under the old lady's eyes twitch with trepidation
and her grip on the walking stick tightens
as the young dark-haired woman
reaches to untie the protective bonnet

suddenly El Coloso--his buttocks covered
only by a low layer of clouds--ends the chaos
with one crushing, capricious step

only the bovines survive;
they instinctively flee to safety