Rick's
Bag of Tricks
The days shuttle endlessly
undoing the neat weave
of your suit. You hardly
notice, until one day
the cuff is gone and part
of the sleeve. You laugh,
buy another. The trick is
not to trust metaphor.
Of some people you say
"these are mine and these
own me." Their several glows
seem warm jewels or sloops
to haul yourself up on.
One day you are bereft. You
might laugh. The trick is
not to trust friendship.
You shout "Metaphysics!"
Someone replies "Metabolism!"
Moving closer you say "That's
what I meant." The other
answers "Of course." You slow
down. You move together. It
is a dance. The trick is
to trust nothing else.
Rick Cannon
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