any memory of freedom / begs  attempt

the fence is built / gate closed / razor wire festoons above our heads

/ captives sleep for comfort  / deny  dreams  /

any memory of freedom / begs attempt  /  however shy and discouraged

/ any attempt risks disappointment  / however ignored / another heavy weight

no one forgets what the body learns of pain and reward

neither does one forget what was known before teaching / trust / immense

energy / coiled copper ready

look / the round wound / the mouth caught in sleep / open

/ babes / in every human face

vulnerable / helpless  / with need / for help

treacherous happiness /pleasure / not worth having

tangled words / knotted thought / proven argument / noise

be quiet / our dreams stare with intense desire / visions ring  round /

our lion beasts / hungry for love / stalk us/