Breakfast is often prehistoric
by this I mean: Before history sets in
before the daily rush of must and should
there is toast.
there is coffee and dog.
there may be a novel or a poem but
no science yet. Alright
it all seeps in but slowly –
it’s a good trick but
I don’t know how I do it –
because sometimes in the depth of night
I awake to urgent histories
real, possible, pressing –
and I cannot banish them.
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What I don't know how you do is begin with something so simple and in very few words, say so much. This is just terrific! Wonderful specificity. Wonderful tone.
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