Everyday at about ten in the morning, The same thing happens over and again. The same people as usual go out, Leaving behind wives and children at homes. Still the earthquake does not shake the ground. As the evening nears, the same people Head back to their homes, All tired and defeated.
I know the earth will not shake this way, Nothing will happen this way. These people are afraid of some reason. They, all over again, Arrive at the foregone conclusion That lying is an art, And every man is an artist, Not after the reality of the world But after his own craziness To give meaning to his world.
Sometime when I return Home in the evening, I feel terrifying shapes, Like thunderbolts, Crashing through my soul, As if someone crushed together All colorless men and things And pasted them on some blank spot Against the blood colored ground. And now all the buried colors of men Have sprung up by themselves.