SOMETHING ABOUT THE ACTOR

in that which moves

like life

always in gaping motion

is something quiet

and heavy

like life itself

is heavy          For some

life becomes too light

and at once too heavy

and they step out of what happens

and stand there

shakily

ashamed

and don’t know what to say

they have nothing to say

and therefore something must be said          And they move forward

with steps light and straight as the wind

they move forward

and they stand there

heavy of themselves

in each other’s light

while the shame

dissolves

and becomes as light as the dog’s angel

And then the angel’s wings open

and spread across them

And then it is said