advice to poets/myself
run naked
to the morning dark
unclothe your mind
leave shoes behind
step gingerly
across the gravel
past the signs
that welcome you
that warn you off
before the words
awaken
shine your light
into the eyes
of every size
watch the watchers
in the woods
listen closely
gather gauze
the moss
of phrases
syllables
don’t mind the mist
or brackish
thoughts
drink
from every
water source
completely
deeply
unafraid
undauntable
unpurified
douse yourself
in darkness
pass the open window
striped pajamas
coffee cup
greet the cat
that cries for daybreak
touch the concrete
tenderly
when pavement
meets your glance
don’t look away
store everything
consume the moon
don’t be immune
to conversation
hold
your grinning muse
close to your skin
when you begin
to gin the sentences
to spin the dross
you’ll need these things
you’ll need them all
run naked
to the morning dark
unclothe your mind
leave shoes behind
step gingerly
across the gravel
past the signs
that welcome you
that warn you off
before the words
awaken
shine your light
into the eyes
of every size
watch the watchers
in the woods
listen closely
gather gauze
the moss
of phrases
syllables
don’t mind the mist
or brackish
thoughts
drink
from every
water source
completely
deeply
unafraid
undauntable
unpurified
douse yourself
in darkness
pass the open window
striped pajamas
coffee cup
greet the cat
that cries for daybreak
touch the concrete
tenderly
when pavement
meets your glance
don’t look away
store everything
consume the moon
don’t be immune
to conversation
hold
your grinning muse
close to your skin
when you begin
to gin the sentences
to spin the dross
you’ll need these things
you’ll need them all