-the aging poem-writer waits

for the "common good" to show its true face of prejudice.

for daydreams to begin again which long ago lead him to impossible places.

for the portal to appear that he might witness what it is he's been up to––

to see what it is he's missed of the outside during his time at the table.

early Sunday morning complex, 8/9/'20

(posted in January, 2024)