As if inhabiting another's body . . . and advancing to the Seventh Level . . .
The accoutrements of attachment? . . .
The fit and finish? . . .
You were caught . . . in the act . . . lip-syncing . . . faking it . . .
Head thrown back . . . into the odyssey, yes? . . .
So tell me . . . about the friend of a friend of a friend . . .
The players . . . and their parts . . . Indeed! . . .
With no intention of more? . . .
Reaching back for the fat atoms of a Melville . . .
The drama's done . . . All are departed away . . .
The great shroud of the sea . . . Wait! . . . Wait! . . .
Testing . . . 1, 2, 3 . . . Testing . . . 1, 2, 3 . . .
Later still . . . you will . . . again . . . be mesmerized . . .
Dorith Mous |