Under Glass
By Gregory Kan
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Under Glass - Gregory Kan
On one side of the river is a colossal jungle, a green so dark it’s nearly black, and on the other is a sandy plain patched with tall grass. I follow the river’s straight rule towards the coast.
Here, there are two suns. The ordinary sun is in the sky overhead. The other sun is eating its way out from inside me.
I wanted what happened to be something
I could know
and I wanted what I knew to be something
I could describe
something to which others could say
I know this
this happened to me also.
At the back of the room is a mirror
dreaming it’s become itself at last.
I keep walking
as if I know all the parts
and could play them.
Today the world overwhelms me.
I feel a garden
growing in my mouth
and eventually touch stone.
I am afraid of appearing sentimental about sentimental things.
The things that are really big and really close
are too big and too close to be seen.
People are supposed to know everything
and when you find out that they