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Original poem reprinted online here: "The Caravaggio Room" by Ron Smith Originally read: February 22, 2013 More information about the Poet: Ron Smith When I first read this poem, I wanted to look more into it because I have a bias towards ekphrastic works, and I wanted to see how the poet utilizes the work of Carvaggio for this poem.  However, after rereading and rereading this poem -- the more and more I'm creating narrative of this poem, probably unjustified. The poem makes sense to me with this conceit: there are two men looking at art at the Carvaggio Room (actually room filled with Carvaggio art [note note metaphorical]).  The younger man is uncultured and doesn't like the art; however, the way older man is trying to look past how uncultured the younger man but stills desires him (yes, desires), but in order to escape those desires he turns to art -- which in turn fails and the old mans lusts at the end for both (art and the young man). Yup. So why do read this ...