the whole point of what you are
was never very sharp.
At the eleventh hour, made flat
and dizzy by the increasing slipperiness
of sound and image,
you stumble stoned from the mise en scène
and approach at last—the solidity
of things,
the imperishability of one certain object:
with your whole soul, you grasp
the handle, crank the handle, and see—
how patiently the white porcelain
the handle, crank the handle, and see—
how patiently the white porcelain
bowl—newly pregnant with her gleaming
water—always gazes back.
water—always gazes back.