Ugly Face

He looks in the mirror and sees an ugly face
A deformed picture and full of disgrace
Wondering how he became so cold and pale,
and lost all his features and every detail
Why did he stop to dream?
How can he his soul redeem?
What happened to the sturdy boy
and his desire to overpower Troy?
Could he sail the ship to port,
and its cargo safely to a fort?
Who did rip out the artist’s heart
to smash him and his love to Mozart?
Whose wine is his blood today?
Who will be relieved to see him pass away?
What broke him and what was the trammel?
And the straw that broke the back of the camel?
How far has heaven become?
What happened to the angels’ welcome?
How wide are the gates to hell?
How loud is the symmetry bell?