To Read

Imagine a world where everyone's one
Of the best. You would not get bored,
Only turn each page in eagerness.

One writes with charm
And an ironic twist
About his dog. Another writes

About an argument she has
With her husband about
An argument they observe

Between lovers. Another complains
About the distrust of men,
Which he pretends is distrust

Of desire. Another imitates
Greeks as Chinese, punctuation
Excepted, hymning her strange towns.

Another sits in his cinderblock cell
Of an office, yearning toward
A blue sky he has turned away from