Tuesday, September 16, 2025

THERE ARE OTHER WORLDS THAN THESE

To the sparrow 
who must have got caught 
in the grill 

of this brand new,
fully-loaded, 
midnight black Camry:

who'll speak for you now 
as the flies close in?
I suppose 

that I will—though only 
through roundabout 
questions, I'm afraid, 

whose answers can be 
felt, but they can't 
be explained. 

For instance—how  
in the world do things stay 
where we put them? 

And—is God the you
that watches you 
from deep inside your head? 

Was anything sacred 
before that word 
was invented? 

And, if nothing at all,
does that mean
everything, then?