with your pencil in your hand,
trying to get a toehold.
trying to get a toehold.
You brought your full boatload
of crap from places mapped in Rand-
McNally. A mountain on the threshold!
of crap from places mapped in Rand-
McNally. A mountain on the threshold!
These pastures are patrolled
by hireling trolls who want to grab command
of your big toe so it can’t get a hold;
by hireling trolls who want to grab command
of your big toe so it can’t get a hold;
but might you be so bold
as to scuff your toe on your own pineal gland,
the lintel of the gate into the sheepfold,
as to scuff your toe on your own pineal gland,
the lintel of the gate into the sheepfold,
bust down with your heels, strongly
propel
yourself out of the sand?
Wandering sheep straying too far from the fold,
yourself out of the sand?
Wandering sheep straying too far from the fold,
God loved you so, that they left their gold-
en clime to place their mild demands
upon you—standing on the threshold,
trying to get a toehold.
en clime to place their mild demands
upon you—standing on the threshold,
trying to get a toehold.
