From Pink Chalk, published in 2018.
For the Reason That
Kreeek.
the bird
outside the door
catches my attention
Kreeek.
short, fully-formed utterance
harsh-toned. Weary. Meted out one after another
flat and without affect
the bird tells me
Kreeek.
I don’t know
from what part of the bird
the sound emanates
Kreeek.
the hinges of its beak
the muscles of its ground-hop legs
when its twisting-neck head turns
each blink of the cold black eyes
the action of the digestion of seeds
the bird has just ingested
the motion of its lungs as it breathes or
the air around it disturbed by its passing?
Kreeek.
Kreeek.
Kreeek.
The answer is of no importance
for the reason that
Kreeek.
the bird is indifferent
as to what I hear and know
Kreeek.
6/21/18
6/26/18