the courage to be oneself
the coffee mug stands erect on the floor
and take note of that shoe under the stool
and my books lying everywhere –
check this hard-bound copy of Rainer’s poems
lying wide open like thighs on the couch
and those dirty dishes in the sink
am sure they have now found
companion of cockroaches
and I, and I feel content
to be when I can be –
without restrictions or rules,
freedom freedom freedom –