Bowl of Light - The Argotist Online
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genius in practice<br />
I<br />
full <strong>of</strong> frantic Saturday<br />
more than half mad with light<br />
and ghostlike<br />
twistings <strong>of</strong> a loud<br />
clock spinning circles;<br />
genius in practice<br />
I<br />
could spend the rest <strong>of</strong> life<br />
fearing the weight <strong>of</strong> men<br />
lurking in corners before<br />
only dimly perceived<br />
when heard<br />
I<br />
know what it means sometimes;<br />
youth is a failure deeper,<br />
more malignant than age<br />
even if time suspended<br />
its eager, arbitrary race<br />
how much better<br />
I<br />
fell in/was pushed<br />
down a long flight <strong>of</strong> stairs<br />
paved in broken books,<br />
broken authors,<br />
oozing the lie that was their truth<br />
I<br />
sit here telling myself<br />
no longer aware <strong>of</strong> water<br />
or the thirst it brought;<br />
deserts are relative<br />
here in the shade<br />
I<br />
would hear the lesson<br />
but bear repeating, no<br />
one key to that lock<br />
jagged and flailing<br />
where words fly fast