Reacting To Helen Poem by A Waltz For Zizi

He always thought of making a horse
out of something else than wood
a horse that would speak his words
and act as himself, a proper horse

with horse lips and horse legs
that would drink green tea
and write to Helen about
how she deserted him, but a horse

is not a man, it cannot feel
despair like a man, and it reacts
to a kiss like an animal,
running away, so he never made

a horse out of anything else
that didn't burn, for in his eyes
she'd always see regret and it was better,
it was mandatory to get rid of it.