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Men fight naked
arms locked neck and waist. 
As it happened or Goya imagined
The Yard of a Madhouse
a jailer or imprisoned
arm raised with a stick
whips the wretched forlorn.
The two Majas Goya painted on a bed
the Thirteenth Duchess of Alba
arms akimbo hands behind her head
first nude later clothed
companion pieces 
pendants of repose
the Spanish Inquisition 
investigated.

Note: Pronounce “Majas” as “Ma - yas”