Making lists - <br />a substitute for action <br />emotion, all human transactions <br />cross indexed kept sterile <br />in neat tables <br />set with everyday china... <br />utilitarian concerns foremost: <br />anything at all to prevent feeling <br />to keep the heart numb & safe, <br />buffering all blows <br />so all are somehow <br />just the same: <br />love, a simple rutting of the loins; <br />separation; divorce; even death <br />all equal in effect <br />as though the sea <br />& its waves were somehow <br />uniform & non-threatening... <br />'Make a list: <br />what to do <br />when hurricanes come...' <br />it surely must suffice. <br /> <br />(Copyright 3/10/2006)<br /><br />Hugh Cobb<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/making-lists/
