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for the moment, on seizing the day.] CELEBRATION
There are scabs on the past, Quicksand on the future. The calendar is ulcerated. Still, There is a rough track forward. Though I am closer to snow than to granite, I have two kneecaps And connected ankles. My mirror cracked to fractured glass. My geometry Flawed open. Eternal circles Bulging then deflating. The physical failure Of my own less perfect flesh Teaches me mortality. I cannot be forever. Still, The hour is granted, A wedge to open the future: Let us celebrate the potential of the positive. Let us celebrate Ripeness. Nectarines are not forever. Conserving caution will not sustain Bruised liquids until tomorrow. So let us celebrate The action of the teeth, The kiss of capture, The running juice Of consummated claim and dissolution. Let us celebrate the potential of the positive. Let us be positive But do Without the fireworks, Without the exclamation marks. Do less. Do ice cubes rather than bunker busters. There is no need to stress a ten-cent opportunity With a thousand dollars. Cut your fingernails. Rejoice in the necessity: Length is life. Kiss more often. And do not flinch from passion. Remember: The wine is sufficient for the moment. The body immaculate - the illusion - Has fallen. Unfallen self-perfection yields To practical necessity. So Let us then celebrate what we have. Chocolate is perfect. A lush fragrance Mired to the fingers, Infinitely edible. Let us celebrate The eating of the chocolate. Close your eyes And let the engulfing sun Melt the tensions of the swollen bones Into the molten colossal: The world Globbed incandescent, Eyeballs Hotter than coffee, Lungs Radiantly saturated. |
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This poem CELEBRATION was first published when posted online by Hugh Cook on 2005 May 21 Saturday. Copyright © 2005 Hugh Cook.
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