It’s small & granular. Sometimes, when
super-
heated, it turns to glass, the beach a necklace.
heated, it turns to glass, the beach a necklace.
What’s the difference between a boulder & a
grain
of sand, besides, maybe scale? Like the difference
of sand, besides, maybe scale? Like the difference
between a second & an hour, or between your
life
& mine, or, for that matter, a good poem &
& mine, or, for that matter, a good poem &
whatever this drek is? I started this series
with
the best of intentions & bubblegum. I’ve run out of both.
the best of intentions & bubblegum. I’ve run out of both.
– What about the gulf between the desert
and the beach? I’ve only ever lived
and the beach? I’ve only ever lived
in the desert. The ocean keeps its own
secrets
with the silent shore, without any input from me.
with the silent shore, without any input from me.