Di Sotto Reflecting
It's the conventional
that's worn him down;
all the blah from birthwards on,
family, work, thrift, betrayal,
the end of love, rarest smile, commoner frown.
A cat speaks to him
more of loyalty, stoicism, patience,
with deep-throats of gratitude after a meal,
blue-eyed words of contentment, the teatime
cuddle without pretence.
It's the ordinary that's worn him thin;
the naive talk of God or Christ,
as though the talker meets them afternoons for
tea to speak on matters of state and sin,
the noisy fates of every day heavily diced.
The narcisstic song of the blackbird means more to him
or the full moon's liturgy on clear nights,
the sky's religions, the starred divinities,
the universe's congregations' silent hymn,
constant urge to raise their sights.
It's the final rounding off that grinds him still
before the estocade;
the threatened kind's inevitable rout,
the waiting for the final bill,
the seemingly unending garrulous hurra.
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