minds
are records
of forgetfulness––
read a million words––
remember ten
our bodies
are animated
mountains eroding
into sedimentary time––
remnants
of giddy happy days––
heaped up particles
of sand
nations, peoples, civilizations,
hordes of wildebeests
arise with the sun &
fall into shadow––
obscure symbols
incised into
bone––
prove
untranslatable
books grow speechless
then,
utterly silent
chips and metallic
intentions revert
to dust
& time itself
is nowhere to be
found