Saturday, July 29, 2023
Thursday, July 27, 2023
Man In Store Standing In Front of Mops
Lots of mops for sale, I see.
Some end in rectangular sponges(harvested from rectangular seas?).
Some end in wigs of rope, some
in plastic absences to be filled by
the legendary "sold separately."
If I stand by these mops too long,
I'll worry someone. But where would
I go? Not to the meat department,
certainly not to the carnival
of cereal boxes full of sugar.
Perhaps to red fruits and green
vegetables? For now I'll stand
and stare, thinking of my grimy
floor, and I will try "acting normal"--
a strange state of being.
hans ostrom
Move
Move through dew
on grass like an eelmuscling itself between
canals. Move
into light and shadow,
the dappled landscape
of your life. Ride
like a child
the silly contraptions
of commerce--escalator,
elevator, metro, & sad,
sagging bus. Keep
going, knowing
you're probably not
going to get anywhere
special fast, except Here.
hans ostrom 2023
Ineffectual Hell
If Hell exists, Hitler
must be there, and Stalin,and slave owners....
So what? Hell can't undo
evil's horrors, unkill
the slaughtered, comfort
those battered to death
by racism and hatred of women.
The most hellish thing
about Hell seems to be
how useless it is.
hans ostrom 2023
Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Monday, July 24, 2023
Saturday, July 22, 2023
Sunday, July 16, 2023
For the Number 12
No one liked eleven,
an ignored child. But you,twelve, they doted on.
You wore the 2-more-than-10
like a crown. You came
to denote half a day, a
year, a box of moons, a
site for mid-day meals,
a gang of star-gods.
The military treated
you strangely--turning you into
"straight up"--or zero,
when time begins again.
You became midnight's lover,
noon's boss, the clock
in a church or a brothel.
You were born even grander
than 10 and live between it
and the squad of teens,
alone except for your odd
sibling, eleven, who loves
you no matter what
and see you as the end
of childhood.
hans ostrom 2023
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