The portrait dominated—the decadent studio
Long tussore-silk curtains—flowing in the breeze

Basil and Lord Henry—silently stared at it
The huge portrait—producing a kind of jaded

Exquisite sensual effect—making one think of
All those pallid models—pierced like Sebastian

By the sullen murmur—of sudden arrows
Shot by sulky gangs—of butch Boss Cupids

Curling upward—in fanciful whorls
Lord Henry’s heavy—opium-tainted cigarette

A monotonous insistence—buzzing madly
Around dusty gilt edges—straggling woodbine

Lord Henry relaxed—there on the divan of
Soft Persian saddle-bags—contemplating Dorian

Smoking & feeling—the swiftness and motion
A nude young man—posing in a pouty mood

He could feel a stillness—getting more oppressive
A here & now feeling—like Narcissistic déjà vu

Who was this strange—young moody youth
Centered in the room—clamped to an easel?

Both Basil and Lord Henry—stared at Dorian
A full-length portrait—a petulant young man
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