Chiaroscuro, monokuro specimen
quadrapedal Mercury a predator
given noble form, never to be confused
with bloated cattle or flightless penguin, no!
Capricious always, you wander the compound
seeking neither quarry nor higher purpose
but always, always, yowling ferociously
at anything that would dare impede your march
Such is the fate of a god relegated
to a mortal body combating ennui
in vain: seeking pleasure, seeking attention,
ever to be remembered as something proud