EROS APTEROS

I really like this poem. When I read it the first time I was just reading it to try and figure out how it might be gay poetry. But after talking about it in class, I've been reading it with a broader perspective. This poem seems like a desperate attempt at being saved. The person that is described in this poem isn't in a good spot. The physical description of his mutilated body is fatal; no limbs, only a torso is left. This seems to represent the soul, or the spirituality. A soul without ability to move, or without control. Lui's hands are hurting the distorted body, or in other words: his hands are destroying his soul to the point that he can't even feel right from wrong anymore. There's no feeling anymore, just actions and patterns leading him away from the God and morals he knows to be true. This reminds me of the repentance process, and the feelings that are involved