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AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF
A CLAM
I
In a desperate attempt to save myself
I tossed overboard my underwear
I tore off my shoes and socks
my coat of designer lapels
I unchained the gold around my neck
and let it fall like a strand of sunlight
At last (alas)
all possessions were removed
and I stood in silence
looking upon my naked body in the mirror of life
My timid skin
like a false temple of carved alabaster
hid its doorways and windows
concealing countless rooms
lined with golden calves
and coveted kingdoms
My eyes
unaware and ignorant as the day I was born
laid witness to the evil and corruption
masked behind the whitewash of arrogance
A child's mind came
forth
asking a thousand and one questions
I opened my mouth to speak
a crow flew out of me
I had no answers
I could tell no lies.
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