CONDITIONS OF DREAMING

That which is
Is.
That which was
Is past

In projecting
A truthful side,
I stand as
A by-stander
Does
In the street
After
A terrible accident
Or a violent
Death
Hands in my pockets
I grab
A scrap of paper,
Hoping
That words will
Come to describe
For me
The connection
With the event -
The humanity -
The suffering
Will lend itself
To me
So that I can
Figure out
My own path
And learn
To stop short
Just short
Of daring
Of dreaming.


-jim hill (2-5-02)