Clarity,
Office 17622,
PO Box 6945,
London.
W1A 6US
United Kingdom
Phone/ Voicemail:
+44 (0)20 3287 3053 (UK)
+1 (561) 459-4758 (US).
It could be the emperor’s prayer
for rescue from the heathen over the border,
the last gasp of a warrior,
the tender caress of a lover,
the dulcet whisper in the ear of a prostitute,
a cough raising discharge
onto a mirror,
the suck of desire,
an octave below the string
which carries sympathy
to a minor imbibing froth on a pond
all contending
all forming
before I have to choose the scribe,
the amanuensis or the ink
the carved,
the carver
or the block
the captive,
the gaoler
or the rush of air above their heads
and assume I can’t be everyone,
everywhere,
everything
although at times I wish I could be
to displace my doubt
I have anything important to say.
for rescue from the heathen over the border,
the last gasp of a warrior,
the tender caress of a lover,
the dulcet whisper in the ear of a prostitute,
a cough raising discharge
onto a mirror,
the suck of desire,
an octave below the string
which carries sympathy
to a minor imbibing froth on a pond
all contending
all forming
before I have to choose the scribe,
the amanuensis or the ink
the carved,
the carver
or the block
the captive,
the gaoler
or the rush of air above their heads
and assume I can’t be everyone,
everywhere,
everything
although at times I wish I could be
to displace my doubt
I have anything important to say.