Thursday, February 20, 2025

TRIFLE

The orphan black 
squirrel does her 
gymnastics on a wire 

so nonchalantly, 
she must not 
be self-conscious—

and as I pass 
underneath the lithe 
animal, I think

that sometimes, 
there are pockets 
in the present so exceptional, 

the only explanation 
is that all of this 
is frivolous; 

I could spend a life-
time trying to cultivate 
this poker face,  

but a world this blithe-
ly beautiful can't 
possibly be serious.