105

Here is my lifework

Sunrise
in the green studio
I draw my stacks of books
I was at the battle of Salamis

I sent salamis to my girls in the ami

"by airmail"

It was good to be dirty, and political
And aware that anxiety wasn't my deal

Here is my deal

flash of light

Not Erica Jong and the flashlight
Not Ezra Pound and the book sd be
as light as your balls in your hand

should
should
like a missile launcher

For example it's eight-thirty and I
am expected in my little cubicle soon

However I feel I am doing the earth more good
trying out this pen
in the sudden absence of
my complacency

And you who read this
are doing me good

are throwing confetti over me
whether you experience anything or not

although I expect you will

It may not be as good as a circus
or the movies for that matter

it may on the other hand
compete with Christophe Fischer-Dieskau
singing Dichterliebe

It's gray out and I like that
It feels familiar