#261 the illusion vortex

Published: Jan. 6, 2008, 1:50 p.m.

i am exhausted\nfrom sleeping\nthe night a drama\nwhere i attempt\nto put things right\ntravel endlessly\nand astrally on\nland flesh and sea\naccomplishing\nlittle remaining\nmotionless actually\nwhile everything\nbefore and around\nme swells like a\nrabbit in spring\nripe with rabbits\nand it is the memory\nof touch and caress\nthat slowly spins\nback into the illusion\nvortex my body\nslumped sleepily\nfrom sleeping in\nmy morning chair\nas i make every\neffort to hold on to\nthe nightlife where\nthe answer was yes\nand affirmation was\nrendered in\nflesh\n\nepw 1.6.08 perrysburg, oh