by Greg Baysans





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That Sinking Poem

   
I

This is called 
that sinking poem. 


II

This is called 
depression, when 
the day produces 
feeling like 
that sinking poem. 


III

This is called 
a month of Mondays 
or a year of rain. 
The sweat of this 
existence, a state of 
depression, when 
it scurries across
your sleeping 
body you wake and 
remain aware. Thus 
the day produces 
crates of misery. 
The day creates 
imprisoned wealth of 
feeling like 
factories do. You 
are now in the 
arena, sleeping in 
that sinking poem. 


IV

This is called 
a month of Mondays 
that will never end 
or a year of rain. 
The sweat of this 
existence, a state of 
depression, when 
it scurries across 
the continent or 
your sleeping 
body, you wake and 
remain aware. Thus 
the day produces 
crates of misery. 
Your job, moving them. 
The day creates 
imprisoned weath of 
plastic with a 
feeling like 
factories do. You 
don't comprehend and 
are now in the 
arena, sleeping in 
shifts and writing 
that sinking poem.