the English language is a gibbering imbecile

–

–

fire up the machine and start

going down

the lists

the scribbled notes

on envelopes

and matchbooks,

index cards

and torn-off portions

of cigarette packages

grab it all

throw it in a pile

on the musty couch cushion

and go

without thought

glancing thru the detritus

of last week, last month,

maybe even last year.

–

and don’t forget to include

today’s list encoded upon your palm,

the marker strokes barely legible

thru the grime and sweat

of the day’s contortions

–

a smeared, bleary reminder

that you are alive.

–

go thru it all

for your own sake

(to slake that ephemeral thirst)

you are a writer

and you matter,

even though your tools

are puny, pathetic

and downright stupid.

–

A thru Z

in every conceivable combination

and permutation in not nearly enough

to express what you feel.

–

but you try.

–

you are almost as stubborn

as me.

–

GJK 5APR17

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