Saturday, December 24, 2011

becoming a flock


the Bohemian waxwings
with Cedar waxwings
well integrated into one flock
arrived to announce

the birth of one who breaks
the middle wall, prolonging
their visit until the delayed
snow touched down in Barrhead

teaching me, the wax
in ears will keep waxing
and make me deaf to sobs of neighbor
until i leave large space

for those outside my wall
breaking, if needed
the center barricade of bias
and letting me know

the crown the waxwings
carry, is master’s gift
for crucifying the ego
individualism, to become a flock

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