This Bag is Not…

so what is there

to fret about now?

the rawness of you, a rapid turnover and a just as rapid

failure to progress

karma is just another way of saying

cause and effect

is just another way of saying

because I said it is

this bag is not

because I said or did not say

I am leaving here and it is no different

from not leaving because either way

the longing persists

Talking (for Anselm)

         

Talking

      is what people do

except the cat's

            got your tongue

                        and's hid it

good

so this will have to—

            no

there is not enough wine in this world

and I would run away, et jamais

ne reviens

            mais

                        if one must fall,

si je dois tomber de haute

            may                 it be

que ma chute soit lente

            et toi aussi

thereisnotenoughsoftnessintheworld

but you and I, anyhow

prefer the pricks or, if you will,

            the slings and arrows

                        and here they are

here they are