one dreams his self while he is his self

one dreams his self while he is his self
vaguelooksfromoutbehindherlashes, i am but a shade.

Wednesday, May 27, 2009

for jj


When the mind furies, it may or may not be recollecting. 
It may or may not be attempting to unweave that remembrance 
which has become a rich part of life, 
but when does remembrance become constriction? 
We are always inside of the walls: 
we want to know others - we want to be lost outside ourselves. 
Observe me, 
the smooth-legged man reclining 
at the foot of the bed.
 
- Claire Donato, 
Address to California 
via Coconutpoetry.org

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