You Be the Judge

A man approached the Master,
mind sincere, heart confused.
He wanted to serve no other.

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I’ve heard interminable stories
about the inordinate number
of Inuit words for snow.
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In Architecture: The arrangement of windows and doors in a building.
In Medicine: A surgical procedure to correct certain causes of deafness.

May Day, 2020
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found lines from a time of great unrest, after Émile Coué

In 1920, Coué released Self-Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion in which he called the technique one with which “we play unconsciously all our life, as a baby plays with its rattle. It is however a dangerous instrument; it can wound or even kill if you handle it imprudently and unconsciously. It can on the contrary save your life when you know how to employ it consciously.”

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He tries to stay light on his feet.

His name is not Muhammed Ali.
He does not float like a butterfly,
he does not sting like a bee.
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You stand and watch the patient rain.

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i.

Hey! Just calling to check in.
I didn’t want to call too soon!

I was hoping to catch you at home.
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With the meats and the poultry all spoiling
       for a terrible fight,
nutrient extraction is the natural objective.
       The produce, too, must be purified.

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