vespDtIn miSan
a
hOmsiknas vEnz dIp wiHin Ic sOl;
an EkiN t
bI sumwX els,
TrM H
gEtwE v H mFnd'z F,
intM H
fVcD dizFnz v a limitlas harFzan,
sumwX
familiD wiHin nEmlas lAndz,
spYnd from
H sIdz v kQntlas lFftFmz.
rimembDd soNz...
flOtiN on Xz v meladiz liNgDiN,
suN loN agO bF bIz in H Jq v
endlas sumDz fCs n pIliN,
unSEvan bF H kxl v pAsiN wEvz,
untuct bF Aksiamz v hVman
konSans...
rikYld slFdiN sencDiz,
wen self-indulJans blosamd
intM opjUlans'z ilMZan,
wotct H sIzanz dizolv wiH men,
tUk stok v rivDz
empti in HX pAsiJ,
abzxvd it Yl from
dIp wiHin mF sOl-rizxv,
hOldiN lMs on a rFziN tFd, n
prEiN fP H klenziN.
rilIsiN mF intent imtM
H meditESan v rezalMSan,
F sarendDd t H itxnal nQ:
plAstik melt v borOd klOk rilIsiN
inkRnESan'z mAsk ontM H wEvz v
a sweliN tFd;
rI-diskuvDiN a kristal sOlm
stAndiN lFt... nEkid... frI,
a siduktiv pulsEtiN bIt,
wEtlas, jet fUl v H ventrikal
krimzan v mOmant -
Jq AbsalMt... endlas... bQndlas,
sOkiN itxniti'z sFlant wizdam intM
pAst, prezant n fVcD - VnFtid;
blMprint v H Vnivxs ilMminEtiN a siNgal
spRk v lFk, Yl-pDvEsiv unkandiSanal luv,
Yl-sIiN... Yl-nOiN... evriwX,
SAdOz v ignDant sxkanspekSan gon,
a mFkrakozam ritxnd t its mAkrakozam,
kamplIt At lAst.
F mMvd wiHin sQndz v Vnivxsal rApcD,
krEvd mVzik's imxJiN kulDz,
divOtid liNgDiNz t tIciNz ric n stedi,
wFld wiH V,
tageHD wiH V,
hOldiN jP sIzanz wiHin H hevi SAdO
v wot prIviasli F TYt F sY...
wIvd wiHin a klQd v Anti-mAtD,
mMviN bAkwDdz in tFm
t H rMt v mF sOl,
txniN H elamants in HX sIzanz,
OpaniN a wFdD konSasnas intM
H Vniti v bIiN,
hOldiN hOp wiHin H bUzam v itxniti'z sxkal,
flOtiN wiHin H FdOlonz v spEs,
abzxviN H wiHin entDiN H wiHQt,
IziN H mOmant in its meZD,
hOldiN sFlans in H pym v its vxs,
kAriiN H nVklias v wunnas hF on its tFd,
velvat vespDtIn pAsiJ intM inD spEs,
lMsiN dQts bijond lost inasans,
intoksikEtid bF fET's cild Xz,
kQntiN H mOmants bifP wMm'z rI-entri,
n Az F dremt v spIp
mF klOk kulDd solid in dFmenSanz stilm
tElDd sepDat, jet stict in wIv unsIn,
krosiN H bPdDz v lFt t foran lAndz,
familiD plEsiz bijond H Qt v bQndz.
awEkiN in a TQzand plEsiz F met Old familiD
fEsiz v frendz hFdiN in H vElz v tFm, n
multi-lEDd konSasnas.
wI Jqnd Az wun:
luviN, lAfiN, n gEziN At lFf'z endlas fAsats,
foliz n strFviNz,
drImiN pxpasiz unimAJinabal -
v distant plEsiz...
ekOiN drumz...
vqdiz in H nFt.
konSas slFd v slIp brYt trAvalD'z iskEp,
solid drImz tuct n SXd bifP mMviN on,
lugiJ sEvd from windz v nFt n dE,
memDi fEdiN bijond Ic tIziN vEl.
drImz n prED fPJ briJiz stroN,
t plEsiz wPmd bF rFziN X,
wX kXz R meltid in H endlas sun,
n tFm apCz not in H /bUk v /dEz.
dPz rimEn Opan fP H ded awEk,
stR trAvalDz rest, woc, n lxn,
H fFDz v lFf bxniN hF -
bijond H Opan skF,
but ilMZan'z lIp nevD kwFt kamplIt.
F Jqnd wiH kristal Atamz,
cRJd t tEk mI TrM stR gEtwEz
in H klC nFt skF,
fR bijond AstronamDz' drImz -
n jet sum mP - t /ilisian /fIldz,
a distant riAliti rIct in a mOmant.
F fel apon a kopi v QD triplikal wxld
flOtiN in tFmlasnas:
anuHD Atam in infiniti,
but wun v a cEn...
cEnz liNkt...
cEnz brOkan,
aljUDiN t an ilMZan v solidAriti,
Atamz tFd t Atamz,
wxldz tFm t wxldz, in an endlas skIm
v mistDi, nOn Onli t H godz,
HX bANkDz, n HX mPgiJIz in pazeSan.
F meltid dQn t an amPfas wIl...
nxcDd n grOn wiHin H bUzam v fFD,
kindald bF a god-sPs wiHin H flQD v
mF grMp sOl djUDiN H apoTiOsis v H /Omiga,
bikEm a kIla v a fFnFt Vnivxs,
n FdOlon on an elavEtid spC v lFf.
F flOtid alOn in H swxliN mists,
ingulfiN mF solid bodi on H ric nEtiv xT
v tFmlasnas.
n Hen kEm mPniN:
a brFt wEkaniN heraldiN a lAps intM unkonSasnas,
a wFd-Fd slIp - cEsiN ilMZanz in sAnd,
riAliti'z dP klOzd,
iksept t HOz trAvalDz kliNiN ontM tFmlas Vniti.
tFm n sunSFn bikEm wun
wiHin a VnifFiN pQD v rFcasnas,
Az a wFd-Fd nV dE unfOldid in sFlans.
destini'z kampOZD lE stroN, sarIn,
Ysam, jet VntFd,
kAndid bF H strIm v evDflOiN lFf.
F rOz bifP H tFd,
Rmz strect wFd,
tuciN H wYlz v mF lFf;
bxT fR left,
deT fR rFt,
inkRsDEtid prI-VtDO wiHin
imAJind pOstskript t lFf,
n fPplE v deT,
anuHD dE v lxniN,
wociN H tFdz,
HX wEtlasnas meZD rilentlasli pUliN mF
sOl-rizxv bijond H kYl v cAfiN foli,
intM H sIzan v mF bIiN,
brEkiN Opan mF tFm kApsjUl;
rilIsiN riHmik polan ontM
H sQndz v dizFD,
evri mOmant lMst t fil lFf's empti pAsiJ.
F pAst TrM H bAk v bijond,
TrM H biginiN v tFm,
intM H Aneks v pjUD TYt,
a pxfekt rEZIm
sent t pjUDifF
xT's negativ enDJiz,
F entDd on H tFd v /akwXias,
sO Az t stimjUlEt H plAnit t rimembD,
(bF divFdiN nFn pqnt stR bF sevan),
F rIset H tFdz,
txnd H wind,
n let Hem gO.
F woct snOflEks fYliN,
silUetid agenst a blAk skF
...Hen dF,
frI-fYliN stroN agen,
intM dYn sunSFn,
intM sumD nV.
a sumD v lFt,
but nO windz, trIz, bxdz, P krIcDz
wondDiN frI,
a sumD v drF wYlz fYlan,
but nO wYlman,
Onli HX stOnz left bihFnd.
in H blM dust mF lFf-kAmDa
rikPdid H nV EJ Az
H VnFtid sOl v H liviN ded
Opand riAliti'z lost dFmenSanz,
in sFlans.
siNkiN stRSip
F woct jP bAtal from mF windO,
senst jP dizFD in H pAsiN klQdz,
hxd jP krF wiHin H Ek v mF hRt -
H vqs v cEnJiz dAnsiN bijond
H krEviNz v imAJinESan.
V hAd kum t unfOld sIkrats t pIpal lost
wiHin HX fAntasi v noliJ,
but jP miSan hAd sakumd t mAnkFnd'z
def krFz v sorO,
lEst Az a fiSnet TrM H windz,
held wiHin H txnpFk v H klQdz.
lMsiN empti drImz intM tamorO'z itxniti,
V wx karest awE t inD wxldz,
diskRdiN H frMt v a hRvist lost t xT's
doliz furOd dIp wiHin fiskal sql,
jet H fOm-twistid wEk v jP tFd
giftid H viZan v jP flItiN vizit,
rifreSt H hOps v HOz wFd-Fd in slIp.
F ect mF hOps in lEz' iskEpiN Jq,
n Jqnd Hem t H salestial web -
a mesiJ plIdiN jP ritxn.
TrM H dRknas v mF flEm jP emiseri arFvd,
a blM sOlJD,
a sOl rApt in mDkjUDial velvat -
self-aSUDd ultramDIn,
wEtid bijond H tFd v AmbiSan'z twist,
kantent bijond H insidants v pEn,
trediN tFmlas in H noliJ HAt
ivencUali Yl wUd bI wel.
hx kAskEd v trMT fild mI wiH lFt,
rifreSt mF sensiz bijond H sIzan v H windz,
bihFnd H skPciN sun,
jet bifP Ytam'z cEsiN imbrEs.
F held it in mF rEz,
spYniN hx nolid intM H krevisiz v mF sOl,
jet Yl H tFm nOiN it woz mP HAn mFn t kIp,
runiN frI, spRkliN lMs
intM mAn'z sIzan v meni dEz.
V dolOd in stRSipz,
OpaniN mistDiz kRvd on xT'z harFzan,
rilIsiN H TYts v /galAktik /mAstDz
intM dEz bijond mAn'z drImiNz.
rApiN jP tYkiNz in sFlans,
sidVsiN us intM tFmlasnas,
dFmenSan dPz witnast Az skF trAvaliNz,
intradVsiN lFts rFdiN fAst... pjUD,
fYliN t solid, t SX QD hOldiNz,
IziN dens... in n Qt,
prOgrAmz pAsiN TrM us
intO nQ,
sOkiN QD riAliti, kantrOliN QD rFziN,
pAraleliN sensiz,
riHmik tOnz fEliN t kAmDa H impPt,
endlasli.
enJinz twistiN tFm, prObiN rMdimants,
kjUDiositiz fFDd
wiH H intDkPs v SXd skPciN,
OpaniN Old gEtwEz t a nV riliJan,
awEkaniN QD ignDant sxkamspekSan.
V wOv lFts intM H elamants,
entDd kulDz intM vqdz sIkiN Opan,
lEst mEJik intM cEnJiN sIzanz,
n brIHd liviN intM brEziDz v fFD.
sIiN fEsiz lost wiHin H web v grId'z ilMZan
(FsiN H wiHin from wiHQt),
V gEv itxnal trMHz t H mFndz v cildran,
n t krops sIkiN sunSFn.
hRvistiN mOmants wun,
grIviN wiZanz spqld,
V blest FdWz bijond lFf's bRk,
strOkiN dEz bifP H kumiN
v HAt nOn t HOz sIdiN redi.
flOtiN on a cEnJiN X,
cRJiN wYtD inkOdid bifP spriN,
SEpiN H webz v lEz' itxnal lFf,
V set lFd'z nV destini in H windz,
mikst H rEnz,
n woct itxniti twist nV.
in jP soN v lFf F diskuvDd nV histDiz:
F bikEm H wEkiN kares v feHDd soN,
heraldiN nV lFf ritxnd in H freS v tadE,
F bikEm grAnit tPn from H krMsifiks v xT's wMm,
rent from H sFlans v a niliam jCz,
F bikEm H hIliN enDJiz v EnSant Oks,
grOn fP mI, n xTt fP V,
F bikEm a mAgpF'z lAst gUdbF,
invizibal tCz salMtiN feHD n blud
kansVmd bF Asfolt's spIdiN wP,
F tuct H AkaSik rekPd v H minMSa v lFf n deT,
hOli wIv wiHin H txn v lFf's rIbxT.
F woz dul, F woz dAzliN, F woz juN, F woz Old,
F woz evri luv kist, n evri hRt skPnd,
evri prED lost bitwIn ablIkli hF n desalat lO,
F woz pEn trAnzmVtid intM luv, intM Jq,
lEDd TrM lFf intM dFmenSanz unsIn,
F woz hevan, F woz hel, kArid in V, kArid in mI,
H Rk v mF wiNz inkumpasiN mP HAn His txn.
F sY opDtVniti wEtiN wiHin skPct windz v pEn;
sANkcUeri'z oltD on H sAndz v filmd iNk,
bijond bIdlas lFvz lost wiHin sIpia'z blIct ripOz,
vEld in H dusk, H nFt, n H rEn.
F sY a mesiJ bijond bFbal, cxc P krId,
t mEl P fImEl'z sevanT split - inkRnESan'z pOz,
trAnzfiksiN kanfVZan'z breT v lFf n hOp,
a promis v pIs n luv t evri Opan hAnd;
a promis v a liviN bijond kopjUlESan,
lFf, deT, n lFf,
bijond nQ, wil bI, woz, n evD iz,
bijond grMp sOl'z obzDvESanz insFd Qt,
hAnd fPJd in itxniti'z rivolviN sxkal v Jq.
F swuN wiH H pendjUlam v lFf,
unsentDd, jet sentDd in H stil v dIp gOld,
itxniti'z klok runiN in, runiN Qt,
vxJin n Opan in H Txd v Ic hRt,
bijond H soN v HAt cEmbD P its vxs.
F bikEm soft nV bOn from evri juN muHD'z brest,
fIdiN mP HAn hx cFld - if Onli SI nV,
F tuct xT, wind, mMn, distant fFD in H stRz,
n sY H deT v evriTiN HAt grOz,
n H bxT v evriTiN HAt ripItidli dFz.
**
/Fvan /sAndDz, 1999