ACCOUNT OF MY DAYS
Sequence: 7
AT THE SOUTH UNION CEMETERY
my shadow entangled with the other shadows
the facts of what occurred lie all around
stones in rows surrounded by corn in rows
a complete demonstration of ripening and its results
there was a word spoken here a half century ago
it sank into the earth with the rest
its message lies there with the rest
my message to the future is
we did what you demanded of us
and we know the demand was not yours
it was imposed by some further off future
also beyond our reach
to be born amongst the billions is to spit into the lake
every breath taken must be given back again
night is shadow laid on shadow
and it has no opposite no time without shadows
at exactest noon there are shadows under our feet
my message is
we have forgiven you in advance
for if we condemned you we would have to
blame ourselves for the past