on the periphery

in a central and special circle
where the low wall has been hollowed
for a long time (the creature with its attending
doctors in the later periods) this
circular tunnel is a prelude
where the head and neck of the chariot pilot
are placed into a split-tale track so that the pilot
may see what is outside
the domain

in the center of the circle
is a gigantoid ass
a donkey carved from stone
and bound by carved fictional ropes
and there are a variety of real men
standing around with spears in their hands
looking doubtful
about where to stick them
but inside the great emblem statue
of the bound ass
the emblem of set
are deep shafts that run down
to lakes of snakes
and in these lakes
tumble
golden and rotary ushabti columns
suported by the collective force of the
wall of snakes

the creature
with its attending doctors
in the later periods

on the periphery
in the central
and special
circle

the charioteer
whose horse
is a cyclops
centaur

all forces are liable
to translate