The Ways and Means

First, you must learn
to breathe this medium
both empty and heavy
you imagine endangered glaciers.
After you have learned how to do that
the next thing is how to move,
blood and skin have their new relationship,
to be sure, your bones are still in place as before
they take up the slack in your hands
touching things, imbibing the world
that flies into your body.
Speaking of, you may have noticed,
or you may not have,
if you're not sure, check your pockets
you imagine crab apples
but more like squirrels, so this is natural,
You must learn to kiss your own fingers
before you ask much of them
of course they're still good for
vicing someone else's
you imagine you can still feel another.
The last thing you must learn is
love even when you only imagine everything.

Dec 3, 2010