Wednesday, 1 March 2023

#1156 - this man cannot see himself


 


1156

2.iii.23

4.61

this man cannot see himself

for ghost writing, godsbother

 

there must be no mirrors

no clear body of water

no shiny surfaces at all

 

it would be like looking into a tree

drought all around

 

this man cannot see himself

that is why a universe radiates unambiguously out

 

all things are in their places

no one need appoint

 

like a light in the mine

says ‘Sesame’

all open …

he is world explorer

draws everywhere a map

acquires

 

is a collector

ivory tinkle at the top

cannon of elephant balls

 

earn more, pay less

you wouldn’t know

 

he is the train on the way

you’re the tunnel

 

a suit the same these hundred years

 

a model of propriety

takes a catastrophic toll

 

this is a matter of physical need

I never remember a face

 

offer him the U. R. Whyte Challis Chancellor’s Chair

or Colourless Studies

 

everyone agrees

no one says a word

 

this goes unreported in the press

it’s uncontroversial

 

days, years succeeding

proper, never saw

 

a whole forest down

the light let in

business as usual

 

strokes the graph up

it’s a growth

 

no ceiling

 

it’s noon

not even a shadow

 

there’s nothing to see here

 

his is the way and the truth

 

as blind as justice this one

 

the man the king the lord

day’s deity

the shining armour

the hat to show

 

wash it pale as clouds would

 

associate with lions

 

gold always was the colour of lust

witness pistachio frenzy

 

he’s everywhere and calls the shots

 

there’s something uncanny

could be the reason why

 

something pinched like a bum

and here’s a list of no one did

 

keeps a record for the count

 

needs a stethoscope to tell

no statue but a heartbeat too

 

not so invisible to others so

 

will someone not say

‘I understand your affliction –

this seeing all but not a self

… let me tell you how things look from here’

 

there’s no need for that

 

the likes and the views drop off

 

wasn’t it me all along?

 

am I not almost hidden now

remaining plain in sight?


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