Modernity
he was born
on the fifteenth day
of the eighth month
because of this
he preferred
the beginning of things
preferred crowds to princes
crossed Europe twice
sang the hymn of our times
in the winter
when they took him out
the citizens milled
some ran about in circles
cried out in their despair
all the world is lost
others were less frenetic
swore their solemn oath
to undue what he had done
others silently noted
the storm which had gathered
on the horizon
Adam Gerard |