Notice, less than periodic 

Normal sleep, a kind of burial.
Words as background music. 
Persuaded by distant, clinical
betrayal. Cogent analysis of
hard. 100% summary. Thorough
delineation of childhood boredom. 
Unaccommodating & plain-
speaking, imposing logic in dreams. 
Passing ardent litmus tests.



This poem first appeared in volume 4 (Autumn 2002) of cauldron & net.