the question of when to start
to go into the desert
works best if it’s scary
not a box, a cup
the lack of good examples
I must find another teacher
I’ve never dared to wash it
in my other pocket
the question of when to start
with my handbag
clearer the more I look at it
a gigantic powdery salt-pan
an everyday miracle
a naked brain, a soft body
works best if it’s scary
I’ve never dared to wash it
or toss the coins
not a box, a cup
the lack of good examples
to be out
to go into the desert
with my handbag
I must find another teacher
or toss the coins
a naked brain, a soft body
an everyday miracle
in my other pocket
a gigantic powdery salt-pan
clearer the more I look at it
First published in Fast Fibres Poetry 10, August 2023
Jackson 