Amidst Economy

Children as backpacks
and eyes trained on quantity.
Welcome.
Has anybody asked
what that means?
Sure they have,
every time they acted for it.

For some reason Roger Bannister
comes to mind--with visions of the
levee breaking and everything.

We usually get what we truly want--
and of course small desire doesn't
count. To want is to need for the
soul.

Focus.
Don't over-extend your resources.
Patience.
Mind-bending the right way comes
in time.

Let go of that which you think you know
in order to learn the sound of truth.

Games

Do it.
Seriously.
The only thing
stopping you is you.

Play with life.
Risk yourself.
It'll be fun letting go
and falling into nothing.
Remember to
wear a smile
and keep it playful.
Otherwise seriousness
will get involved.

Who fucking cares if she rejects you?
Another she is just around the corner.

This is what you were meant for.
Use those language skills now boy,

before time forgets you,
and you're left wondering
what it maybe would have
been like.

Remember the beauty of the body.
For a time, it's time to appreciate
all those bodies you've been pining
after for so long.

Don't be afraid.
The universe is stillon your side.
This is exactly
what you're supposed to be doing.

Find it.
Do it.
Enjoy what you give each other.

Momentary pleasure:
moment by moment.

Don't be an asshole.
Don't lie.
Continue to be honest
and faithful and truthful,
but
do it with a side dish of fun.

Go love yourself for a while
inside the body of another.