Tuesday, November 03, 2009

Between My Ears

“Wash your mouth out with soap and water,”

That’s what my parents used to tell me

When I was a kid.


I never did.

I never did.


I carried on cursing

And I still love to curse.


Monday to Friday

I take my mind for a walk

Like a man with his dog,

Tossing sticks and balls to chase,

Barking commands.


I love to disappear.

One minute I’m there,

The next I’m gone.

And nobody knows where.


I’m a man not easy to find,

Not easy to grasp,

Should you wish to find me,

Should you care to grasp.


Go on, go on,

Keep travelling.

You will find a Lithuania of the soul

And there, under rocks, hills and rivers,

Uncover what you will.

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