6277. ZOE

ZOE

And Zoe, there's no putting this

down  -  all the factuals will

need to speak for themselves  -

only talismans need apply. 

My startled lineman are all.

-

I am writing a portrait, here,

against this wall, where the

raindrops sit and the lines of

every pencil-point arrive.

They enter one by one, and sit.

-

And Zoe, there's no putting this

any better : I may sit alone, but

I'm sitting with you. My teapot

steams. My coffee cup is drained.

Every word that was ever spoken,

every written instance of intentions

meant (and there have been quite

a few), they have all come

here now, to roost.