Dogs 2019


BEHIND THE BOOKSHELF
(8/23/19)
we see
the spines
the titles
the authors
on covers
of many
colors
so neat
so orderly
patterns
of familiarity
then
one day
the furniture
is moved
to uncover
the cobwebs
the dead
insects
and the
mold
all of that
knowledge
all of that
information
a thin
disguise
for decay
of this
life
much as
our apparent
animation
hides
the dust
of our
bones