Everyday Life

Grace is Simultaneously The suffering of the striving And the wisdom of the There

Wished for my friends to fail Wanted rock music to die Hoped to avoid success Blocked out the light Hated what I like Liked what I hate Liked what I don't have an opinion on Hated anything grey Henleyed anything Frey Worried I was more Frey Allowed caricature-man Built caricature-man Been comforted by the urinal cake smell of FiDi bars Ordered something different than I wanted  Bent everyone to my will Been bent upside down Desired total fuzziness Needed absolute acute clarity Disparaged my non-artist friends Found them the picture of health Wrote one thing  And on the next line the opposite Stopped that trope Edited Knew length was the soul of acclaim Thought that I was actually the healthier one Been insufferably unaware of presenting Forgot about Tyler Agnew Forgot about Larry Bird Thought there was no need to confuse the kids Felt the comfort in the non-knowing of the artist

When reading, remember We, May Not Always be I

The place where we meet is The asymptote we've known Where the lofty knowledge lives That no One two beings Have a gulf open for crossing Much less us