Easier to run the risk of death
than ridicule damned
Easier to face an army of men
than a single man
Easier to write a thousand lines
than only one
Easier to quote the wisest sage
—than self become
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)
Amnesia Hall
A city without streets…
a pain in the memory
Like an amputated limb
still aching at night
A city without people
a bane on existence
Their shadows to wander
—down avenues unnamed
(Dreamsleep: September, 2022)