you can’t think without thinking about something

my friends who are Buddhists are sometimes thinking

weeks on end about how to think about nothing

they are often successful

                                         sometimes looking

at that famous sculpture (or a picture of it)

I think    oh he is surely not thinking about any-

thing    he only wants to give the appearance to

passersby for some reason    or he needs to hold

his heavy head in his hands which will allow

thoughts or ideas into his stoniness

                                                            just as I    putting

my pen to paper am pretty sure that something

which has pressed upon my breath beyond bearing

will appear in words    take shape and singing

let me go on with my life