The fork's rusted tines pick at
microwaved potatoes and
store-bought thyme.
You get fatter
bloated

like a leech,
impossibly far removed
from the centre of things, their beating
heart. Shouldn't a knowledge of Bach and Mahler
of Gabriel José de la Concordia García Márquez
of the short-run relationship between the
nominal exchange rate
interest rate
& output have led to a less

disappointing existence.

Eye long 4 the awtumm of niw Anfänge
Eye shud have known, been
Eine andere? Butt Hau?
Hau,
im Deed.

One must go back in time,
stem the leakage. Would seeking less
attention
have in fact
or should I have known more about
No, no, that has never been the problem, the REAL probleme

It is how I come across.

Too late.
For regret, for any
All I seek: a full accounting.
Oh, and butter, lots of butter.