Beside the table
chair turned inward
the surfaces
covered with books
A pen, some paper,
and a nearby
sensation of sound,
a neighboring television
the way
I wash away thoughts
in a verse, give
sustenance when I've none,
and to relish
the absence
of time .
A subjunctive phrase
Life in the
aftermath of
tragedy how
The delicate attachments,
finesse or habit
Are wonderful
examples no doubt
Everything tempered
by how , by what more
Belong for a moment
to moisture
