Oneness

on his knees

reaching in,

pulling out

two deep,

three deep

long deep in some cases

rotating stock from

one month to the next

a trial by labor,

physical labor

knees in pain,

shoulder aching

wrists feel possessed

by the carpal-tunnel demon

day in, day out

slaves to cans and bottles

that come in multiples of

two, three and five

slaves to the American

and the world's thirst

for sugar syrup

he stocks,

he pushes,

he pulls,

he faces,

he empties pallets,

he empties flats

he puts empty flats

on empty pallets

five days on, two days off

four days on, three days off

more free time,

more time to write

more time to work

on projects around home

but more time to slack off

more time to let the dust

get deeper on top of the

fireplace and the bookshelf

more time to involve himself

in the dramatic trials

of fictional characters

in and around a city

you and he don't live in

is polygamy misogyny?

is having that many wives

and that much riding on you

worth it all?

he thinks,

one wife always,

one child now,

one job in the future,

one home in the future

just a future of oneness he hopes

one with the universe,

one with something or nothing

one is not the number

that's most alone

but the most profound

we seek one with some other,

oddity or not,

normalcy or not

and we maintain it 

however we can

on hands and knees

if possible

reaching in or out

of deep, dark places

if needed

be there,

be square,

be one with some

that's today's

meaning of existence

Reviews

[Ruth]

Companionship and the need for materialism...it seems...gotta be something else...gotta be...one - always thought on that...should be zero...complete surrender to what's important in life...not a comparison. A true connection in need of true resources, not the mundane necessities imposed by society. Always enjoy your work love x