08 April 2020

CAVEMEN

The cavemen walk far beneath the sun.
There are miles on their walls so
no distance is far. They feel the sun
is only just beyond reach. They stomp
through signs of trees and enter their
caves in full.

A caveman opens his mouth and feels
the sun enter him. He never moves,
but stands there all day. A tree
grows. A rock ages. Cavemen
never bar their entrances.

A rock is the inside of a space.
A caveman thinks if a rock were
moved his life would be ended.
He wears the cave and decorates it.
Its stillness is a sign of life.


Clark Coolidge

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