to emerge
as a sun
through fringe clouds,
from a mid-
morning dream
like a cave
underground
with a stomach
that feels enlarged
though I know
that it's not—
and a head
which is so thick
with the banter
of creatures
that I can't bear
to speak, so instead
I'm just thinking:
I know what I said
about rational sense,
but
could I have been wrong
after all
about the straightforward nature
of sensation?