they will come after you
as they came
before you &
you might follow them
(call this lineage)
the lineal way
things line up
reach for the next branch
amend up or down, sideways
it’s not your choice
your act follows the tides
the breathing of limbs
circulation of moons &
trillions of manifest cells
again
once more
life informs
forms
appearances
natural forces
abide
as in abode
forthright
empty of definition
deny anything you want but not
continuity
you don’t want to disbelieve or argue
continuity
the great offering
the giant mastiff guarding the
temple
your mind stream
alert, fierce
hungry for what?
breath, space, openness
simple truths only
etcetera
Steve Clorfeine is one of the founding arts faculty at Naropa University in Colorado. He’s a recipient of a NYFA fellowship and many Poets and Writers grants. Steve teaches writing workshops both privately and in libraries and secondary schools. He’s been a featured reader in venues throughout the Hudson Valley.