4.23.2012

wanderlust and lust lust

I am tired of my
own mind. Its wanderlust
and lust lust, its mis-
trust of the blind
suck of sea--

With you all
is undertow.

With me the tide
is never enough--I become
beached, splayed
sandbound, dreaming water.

[Kevin Young, 'On My Mind', from Dear Darkness]

1 comment:

  1. The language he uses is SO evocative. Love it!

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