galling incandescence
messing my soul
mulish ears
grasping my grouse
God must be watching
or a ghoul is gadding
can’t shut my eyes
paint on the ceiling
lizards upon my eyeballs
give me a break for Christ sake
let me be in a frozen tranquil
let me be where I can be still
if there’s a berceuse that can put
me to unbounded somnolence
i’ll trade my most pricey thing
to get me some peace of mind
written 2/26/2003