Meralgia Paresthetica And The Knee

interval between Chapter 10 and Chapter 11

Raven
(Corvo)

seeing a healer

with a raven

tatooed on his calf

outside

in the forever wind

wooden chimes

remind me

of humid bamboo xylophone

screating warm tropical

coconut songs

as he pulls

the old muscle patterns

from my bones

seeing the shadow

everywhere I go

in sleep

in waking

reflected in a tear

that wets my breast

a shadow

in bright sun

light

no mercy, no shame

giving the water

to the silent cries

of the lonely tree

transplanted in the desert

from the forest by the stream

bending in the afternoon spirit wind

shanging on to the earth

watching helplessly

as i do the dance

of the stranger

in a family unfamiliar

hearing faint echoes

of temple chimes

and prayer wheels

spinning with the power

of the one


vedendo un guaritore / con un corvo /tatuato sul polpaccio / fuori / nel vento senza fine / campane di legno / I remember / damp bamboo xylophones / creating warm tropical / songs coconut / not just blinds / aged muscles / of my bones /
seeing the shadow / wherever I go / sleep / waking / reflected in a tear / bathing my chest / shadow / nell'accesa sunlight / no grace, no shame
giving water / the silent cries / lone tree / planted in the desert / the forest near a stream of ' water / slope in the winds afternoon / remaining outstanding at the ground looking helpless
/ as I do the dance / the stranger / family in a little family / hearing faint echo / the bells of the temple / Gears of prayer and / spinning with the force-one.

poetry is David Koffend