seize this this (1999)

seize this this poem as evidence

   of the worlds inside which collide

with clashing scimitars resounding

   muffled by a buffalo hide


seize this this home as evidence

   of the love of the air and the tree

breathe the fragrance of your own doings

   exemplify the peace of one, free


seize this his body as evidence

   limb by limb fold me into thy cell

only then could i awaken

   from relentless consumer spell


seize this this entire universe

   stick a barcode on the moon

buy grafted simu-cool reality

   with microscopic digital spoons


seize this this flagrant evidence

   a pile of consumer's bones

shred the passive neuroses to smithereens

   burn quaint Timorese in their homes


seize this this wrapper by providence

   left on the smudge of the hook

them heathen needs be crucified

   but spare 'em if they can cook


seize this this moment as medicine

   for the soul of the earth is food

acorn, creekmint, broccoli

   feed flesh as well as its mood




1999 Swale Canyon, Wa