“The Thin ManI indulge myselfIn rich refusals.Nothing suffices.I hone myself toThis edge. Asleep, IAm a horizon.”

“Come back now and help me with these verses. Whisper to me some beautiful secret that you remember from life.”

“Men at fortyLearn to close softlyThe doors to rooms they will not beComing back to.”

“Go then, O my inseperable, this once more,”

“See how the fearful chandelier trembles above you each time you open your mouth to sing.Sing.”

“donald justice: i often wonder about the others,where they are bound for on the voyage, what is the reason for their silence, was there some reason to go away?”

“Should I be concerned over the obvious delight our daughter takes in the ultraviolence?""It's genetic.”