it is as a swan [maybe] is
(part i)
If I am
no longer, a wolf, that is, nor
man.
then I must be a swan,
cause I feel as a bird
on a lake or in a puddle or
something with a
long neck, in another
neck twisted
that is also a swan but it
is my swan.
(part ii)
how does it look when two
swans mate, is it obvious
that they
are having sex, with
mammalistic convulsions
or something
more like a dance,
coordinated and/or careful
and sometimes graceful
and sometimes they mess up and laugh about it.
(part iii)
we were swans but now we are explosions
we were swans but now we are explosions
we were swans but now we are explosions
(part iv)
as two swans once felt
infinite as explosions,
they are again
returned to their previous
swan form, all swans
are birthed of wolves.
The river blew up today but it was on purpose
There were some explosion sounds and I looked north
They said what happened and I said I think the river exploded
because it has been frozen too long
We walked down to where the river had probably exploded
There were people everywhere
From there we went to the end of the pier/wall and looked
and saw that the water level was rising
I said I wonder how many of my students I will see here
I saw none
Then we made some jokes about smells and silly people and porsche and borscht
while making our way back to my apartment
We stood outside
I took off my shoes because I like you
Together we made a promise that we would meet in a few hours
after you walked your dog and they walked with Anya
and I stayed home and wrote about this
