OTHER TO WHAT WE WERE SHOWN

 

THERE IS NO OTHER WAY

TO SAY THIS BEING OTHER

TO WHAT WE WERE

TAUGHT AND SHOWN

          --for B.G.

The prayer

that comes up

has no content

but here’s

your name

as I walk

and this is

my prayer

and it is

prayer

and prayer

it is

Jim Bodeen

4 February—9 February 2024