There is barely enough

light

to pray

much less

obey the instinct to feel

the drying texture

of the schizophrenic face

of those in windows

or by the water’s edge.

An Indian prophet

in a white dress

sits by the pool

looking at nothing

in particular

gratitude

The stones are quiet

to say

the less.

William Meyer lives in Beaumont, Texas.

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