Thursday, September 1, 2016

This Unasked-for Question


Remember that one time when you walked
absently along familiar longitudes and latitudes
of sidewalk, street and lawn which seemed
as amply unsurprising as the air you breathed,

unvexed by any of the mild requirements
(don’t forget those art supplies, and paper
towels, select-a-size) your habits’ rhythms
could be counted on to bring; and suddenly

five words construed themselves out of the air
and stripped you bare: What do I do next?
Why were you more joyfully amazed by
this unasked-for question than perplexed?






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