 Stolen Identity To Be Thought Of and To Be — go together. Parmenides said looking at me He saw there were gaps To be accounted for For me to be a Sea Creature Which he argued he had never seen. But Reality is no test of Truth I have heard it said And here I am. Something wrong here, he mused. It must be the thinking. II Crusty and knobby like underwater grottos I am open to all creatures of reasonable size. The others look through to the other side. While the traffic of gold flashes and iridescent fronds; Those vicious with teeth or with curled tails like pregnant sea horses All pass through or under bronze arches. And those with aesthetic tastes stop and stare. III It's the label at issue; a metaphor at best. It was resolved : If a sea creature and standing taunt you must be in some rhythmic waters with word scales of all colors like poets trying to avoid prose and be open to all sea creatures. |
 Sculpture by L.Fullington |
