The Ass in the Tiger’s skin
by Elliot Lewis, 2023
the tiger’s might
the ass’ sin
the tiger might have skinned
herself
a rug a cape a cloak a claw
a hidden beast
a broken law
excoriated second skin
hung upon the wretch’s flesh
the wretched stretch
of dermis drawn
abraded thin
until the light creeps
sight seeps in
there lies the braying fool within
Exhibition text for ‘The Ass in the Tiger’s skin’ by Brishty Alam, GOMO, Vienna.
Elliot Lewis is a writer and astrologer based in London. He studied Art History and Architecture at the University of Cambridge before moving to Paris to work as a translator. @elliotlllewis