Wherever I go they quote people
who talk too much, the ones who
do not care, just so they can take the center
and call the plans.
— William Stafford (excerpt from Deerslayer’s Campfire Talk)
this is a time for wild-from-abandon imagination
blame the devil or self-manipulation for this perception
like the draw of a well positioned salt lick
he noted the competition for promised visibility
extended territory by adjusting the frame of domination
desire and loss are also higher forms of inspiration
motivated by such interruptions, we take all of this seriously
as serious as reflections that have no anchor
if it’s true there is more hope in intention
let that reality bruise endless
