DERVISH WORK
Poems, songs & other creative necessities.
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FRESH FROM THE STUDIO:
New poems, songs and essential interruptions.
Live Like Someone Who Loves You
Live
like someone
who loves you
until your bones
believe it
let your body
learn this language.
And do not worry
if at first
you speak
with an accent...
(continued in Dervish Work)
Morning Instructions
Watch the light
cross one object.
Do not improve it.
Write down
the first thing
that feels
older than you.
Stay.
Meanwhile, there are plums.
Cleaned in the Right Places
The laundry
entertained itself.
The dishes
forgave me.
Dust gathered
exactly where
it belonged
and had
a singalong.
Meanwhile,
something inside me
opened
a window.