Marble Portrait of a Man (originally identified as Julius Caesar)
by Alison Stone
No fame, no venerated name.
No gold-bloated purse. No army
honored to die for my whim.
I’m a nobody, only notable
for the broad forehead, narrow chin,
and long, scrawny neck that mirror
his face more closely
than any blood kin.
Play up the resemblance,
I ordered, and the artist
did his work so well,
no viewer can be certain
if the sculpture shimmers
with my own or borrowed light.
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