Beleaguered
I fear Van Gogh’s
cut off ear
might be listening
to Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto
outside my window.
I am plaguedwith images and words
forcing me
to make my home
a distant place
to hide
cluttered rhythmsthat sound like pointless
nostalgia
about dusk and dawn
by the Alaskan
seashore.
- Sergio Ortiz