Work in Context

Empty Vessel is a visual extase,
A wandering land of feminine grace.

Yet excess demands its due in kind,
Luring sailors with warmth designed—

Only to drown them in a hollow embrace,
A void adrift, no anchor in place.

Of love, of passion, of cruel delight,
A burden borne in endless night.

Extase of feminine grace,
Are you a blessing—or just a trace?