A door opened and closed, but had
no hinge – or was it
in a frame, but had no wall?
Anyway, it was all like that —
songs that could have made
sense, if only you didn’t try.
A door opened and closed, but had
no hinge – or was it
in a frame, but had no wall?
Anyway, it was all like that —
songs that could have made
sense, if only you didn’t try.
Whys sunk to why at all
decomposed as quickly
as skybound life
rose from the rotting
I thought I’d find Percy,
whiskey in hand.
But ay no, ay no,
just metal shot through,
wind bleeding,
and stars to plug the holes
Whose name I never know
If you don’t know,
don’t look him up.
And if you do know,
don’t presume you do,
but swing to see him
searching there
that modern desert modern air
for eyes to shine
however small
and drinks to drink
swords and all
A carrot.
Deep in the ground.
It went the other way.
Not the plucky way to the table,
but its own way, down the Solomon
and up the Ganges.
What are gutted complexities
compared to you and me?