If only we could have it

If only we could have it 
Focused on a silver tip 
Dangled and dipped

To let cool—
Close the psalm 
At its outlier and forget; to set free—

Stir and ignore 
An unshaken soul—
The glossy eyes, the lidded lamp posts—

Dear shiny brittles

Clinging on every tail of every word
Invidious and malice; then
We could perhaps 

AVOID IT
For another day.

Dale Chou
2009-05-06