February 18, 2009

10,000 THINGS

by James Darman

how clever the sun is today
turning greens to yellows
and reds to blues

and i'm

as dumb as a flower
staggering
in the sun

not a cloud
in the sky

my hands filled
w/ arthritis
my teeth rotting
out

10,000 things
turning to dust

as the wine
sinks into
my gut

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