(after Henri Michaux) How you work at it. Give it a rest Misfortune. Relax. Better let’s both take a breather. See what the other is all about. I destroy you. My theater my harbor and my hearth. A gold cave. O new horizon (and real mother) I let myself go in your vaster light and amplitude along with the horror.
Charles NorthCharles North has published ten books of poems, the most recent of which, What It Is Like: New and Selected Poems, headed NPR's list of Best Poetry Books of 2011. He is Poet-in-Residence at Pace University, NYC.