before the surround of what
night – we would lean into that,
how it was said, a suggestion
smaller than what waves and
calls for our attention – we’re
walking here with what we
secret away and take when
we’re gone – later,
and it’s even more narrow on
the morrow – this passage is a
signal to look away and notice
how it continues steady, even
without what your grip found –
imagine that, an interest in
what’s required as well as its
display – some things
(it was a perfect music,
thirty years is no thing now,
your face there,
our minor finitude),
I say only to know its weight
and sound as it hits ground,
so when stepping away I am
with its feel at my back.
what hasn’t been said directly
is further on ahead and we’ve
been told to not be surprised
by its precision as it, too, knows
an impression will be left – that
said, still: you will have to change
some of your life – it can be
very convincing.