1
there is iron in the stone there.
it rusts; the water stains
2
the desire for knowledge is the beginning of wisdom.
awareness of a problem is the first step to solving it.
3
agonizing & considering, considering, considering
can find you analyzing six ways from Thursday,
but leave you answerless.
4
be patient: every day with the slip of the moon
the tide changes, the earth shifts and sighs
with pleasure
at the knowledge that her waves are moving into their appointed places.
5
in the end, no one else can be brave for you,
no one can make it simple for you.
put my name in for yours here;
this is selfish writing
6
truth is not beautiful.
it is painful in the way of anticipated injury: holding
a knife in one hand, preparing for the cut
that moment before hurting as much as the moment after.
7
here. silence spreads.
8
the stain of water rusts in grooves. the stone
has softer places where the rust has corroded away
leaving a rock more lived in the changing
and losing of itself.