1. A cursed talent for which
He shunned play altogether when he shunned it

2. It suppresses the voice with which it sings
A lump in its throat blocking it

3. So when it sings there appeared on its cheek
Every blood vessel like the burrows of jerboas

4. Its lute eschews any ungainliness
Galloping perpetually in its interior

5. And it transforms the “th” sound into “dh” so when
It said a sermon it said a censure