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Dave Bonta
I know what I know
to be false
how things in the hand refuse us
gives me comfort
a thought should be worth
one wing
is my office my work
I lose the door
place my books in order
let the night be a strange ink
building other things
out of my thoughts
thoughts wear off
light as thin ice
give no account how matters
stand in the world
how other minds
would loiter on a bridge
night looking over my paper
we meet on both sides
My thinking, sick
and sorry all day,
cleared at night.
Tell me my name
and put me
out of mind.
All morning thinking.
On the water, the corpse of a swan.
I eat 200 walnuts.
an inch-and-a-half moon
all my thoughts
concern money
A single-file line is formed,
Before marching in unison,
With matching suits and ties,
All following our leaders,
With hair slicked back similarly,
Our scents reminiscent of one another’s,
All eyes looking straight ahead,
No hesitation is shown,
Trained for the same mission,
Trained for the same goal,
Brainwashed into submission,
Containing no thoughts of our own,
Taught that it was moral,
Taught that it was just,
That it would be best for our families,
That it would be best for ourselves,
Don't leave me alone with my thoughts.
Here I am,
sitting in the dark
alone next to the turtle pond.
There is no rhyme,
no reason,
and no sense
as the turtles are asleep.
I stay up late
for no purpose at all
and my mind is oft adrift;
I worry for the future
about the past
and evermore the present,
but I can't make up my mind
and the turtles are asleep.
Under muse of calls
Loud is the room when your trying to work
Loud are your thoughts whenever it hurts
Loud are the voices that are calling you names
Loud is the silents with a hole through your brain
Tired are your thoughts
Tired is your mind
But you can not fall asleep
Or you'll be left behind