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Geoffrey G. O'Brien


Vol. 30 No. 6 - Nov/Dec 2001

 

Vague Practice

An away of practice the other is 
Like a river out of acts the other is 
Hapless, unheard, with marks upon him 
Having dallied in tarrying unwisely 
Backlit at an undecidable remove 
In a house of marks the other is 
Useless deciding whether to go 
Or wait in best practices like a child 
A hapless river filled with sand 
For years it flows like unmarked rope

Years of saying as it moves away 
Are the undecided water others bring 
Like the child of acts the other is 
Saying to himself the other is 
A hapless river practicing its flow 
A house that moves to where one was 
With all years off the water goes 
The lights are on so the dark is out 
Like the useless children others are 
A certain building dream within

A part of speech without a name

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