As/Is







4.21.2004


for the sake of argument

For the sake of argument shaving points and become
tin miners without remorse--to unspin that gold,
shaving points and become obviated in the general rush
to unspin that gold-- while blackbirds,
obviated in the general rush, pause in their flight.

While blackbirds ignore the obvious, hawks
pause in their flight. As though wishing they could
ignore the obvious hawks, the future victims rest on snowy boughs,
as though wishing they could. For the sake of argument,
the future victims rest on snowy boughs: tin miners without remorse.