Sunday, February 28, 2016

7865. IN ALL THE POCKET OF MY MEMORY

IN ALL THE POCKET 
OF MY MEMORY
When I empty them, sometimes, at night,
things fall out. Accumulated hardtack of a
long day's night. I pick up things along the 
way; the seeds of dreams and buttons; the 
old nails of distant sheds and bridges. I have
no currency except for the idle riches of dream.
In that respect, I am the billionaire I think about,
the man with the spacious manor on the banks
of the River Real; servants and carriages and
riches detailed by the retainers and the help
of employ. But, alas, not ideal  -  my property
and life were sealed long, long ago, and this
is not to be. All I have are these tiny crumbs
in all the pocket of my memory.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

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