A poem by Edward Hirsch

To Poetry

Don’t desert me
just because I stayed up last night
watching The Lost Weekend.

I know I’ve spent too much timepraising your naked body to strangers
and gossiping about lovers you betrayed.

I’ve stalked you in foreign citiesand followed your far-flung movements,
pretending I could describe you.

Forgive me for getting jacked on coffeeand obsessing over your features
year after jittery year.

I’m sorry for handing you a lineand typing you on a screen,
but don’t let me suffer in silence.

Does anyone still invoke the Muse,string a wooden lyre for Apollo,
or try to saddle up Pegasus?

Winged horse, heavenly god or goddess,
indifferent entity, secret code, stored magic,
pleasance and half wonder, hell,

I have loved you my entire lifewithout even knowing what you are
or how—please help me—to find you.

Comments

Sheri, all this talk about the DJ's seems like nothing to you by now, but it's very hard to believe for everyone else.

if I can say something to this morning's radio program that is quite obvious

most couples fight about money. I guess you guys don't experience that.

T.I. John Finch wanted me to send this out to you, he's an incredible activist, and this reading is real good for insomnia, please save it to your files, if you can

john Finch < noorwelliannaziism@gmail.com > 7:58 PM (55 minutes ago) to bcc: me EMERGENCY – SATELLITE TECHNOLOGY BEING USED TO TRACK, MONITOR, TORTURE & KILL satellitetorture@gmail.com Satellite technology, presumably developed and controlled by the U.S. government, is being used to track, monitor, torture and kill people all over the world. The satellite operators establish an invisible microwave connection with peoples’ brains, providing constant tracking and silent surveillance. They can hear what we hear, see what we see and even read our thoughts - total surveillance of anyone, anywhere in the world. This technology is infinitely more frightening and Orwellian than NSA data collection. Unfortunately, illegal surveillance is not the most serious issue. This technology can also be used as a remote, untraceable torture instrument and lethal weapon. By interacting with the brain, the operators can transmit inexplica

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