Core of Discovery

Core of Discovery

You came upon me like one too many

bits of red sauced lasagna with red wine—

or maybe like the cannoli and coffee after—

burning up from my belly right

into my chest

almost buckling me over right there

at the gas pump.  But then, almost as quickly

You were gone, leaving me spent from

a little shopping.

The rest of the day I slept dreamlessly,

glad for Saturday,

And the year ticked by like one of those

Old wall clocks

buried in my chest that like

overpriced gasoline burned

into my chest

finally leaving me out in the rain

burning inside my chest

crying out as a robot

dug into me

bypassing that ticking

inside my chest

leaving me spent from

too much shopping for tomato sauce

spilt crying out on the ground

in the rain

or maybe it was the extra

glass of red wine?

Whatever happened, You

Surprised me

and I’m not sure

I’ll recover.

Brian Potter