Martyrs & Clowns

What is forgotten

if time is a bluff

What is forsaken

if memory can rust

Where is the drama

the stage ill disposed

Where is tomorrow

today undisclosed

When were you certain

that certain you’re not

When did the hands

stop advancing your clock

How many seasons

must come and then go

How many reasons

to plant and not sow

Why search for glory

in legends unfound

Why only answered

—by martyrs and clowns

(Dreamsleep: March, 2023)