Four Poems
I’ll Give You a Body
That Won’t Die
I’ll give you a body that won’t die,
god whispered in an ear, 643 AD, some
year like that. In a cave or a hut nowhere—
comma—middle of. And isn’t that deep down
anyplace? said god. A body that wouldn’t or
couldn’t. I mean, said god, you’ll die, of course.
couldn’t. I mean, said god, you’ll die, of course.
