1978

THE WAY TO KEEP GOING IN SAN FRANCISCO

The vases in the Brooklyn Museum
Someone made them
Make a vow to the pinched clay
You will enjoy the sound of bubbles popping

Whispers
In the hallway
Promise to enjoy
Aggressive feelings

And necessary adventures
Such as breathing in a library
Somewhere out of town

Remember what it's like
Being pinned down
By butterfly wings

Generally there is a lot of remembering involved
A lot of reaching for the next monkey bar

A certain kind of music
Specified in the stage directions

Everything moves very slowly
Because everyone converges

The freshets
Of daylight hurry
Huggle muggle
Into the inverted basin

Practice the way of non-attachment
No, I take that back