COAL
I
is the total black, being spoken
from the earth’s inside.
There are many kinds of open
how a diamond comes into a knot of flame
how sound comes into a word, coloured
by who pays for what …
Me from Myself to banish
Had I Art
Impregnable my Fortress
Unto All Heart
But since Myself assault Me
How have I peace
Except by subjugating
Consciousness?
And since We’re mutual Monarch
How this be
Except by Abdication
Me — …
Je fuis la ville, et temples, et tous lieux
Je fuis la ville, et temples, et tous lieux
Je fuis la ville, et temples, et tous lieux
Esquels, prenant plaisir à t’ouïr plaindre,
Tu pus, et non sans force, me …
