fly

gian lao 
and lao tzu 
have ruined my
life in verse:
 for each has written 
what i have wanted but better so
very much better: perhaps i have 
lived too long 
or have not
 lived long 
enough to capture the sense 
that a 
cabin is where 
i would like to be as i 
practice 
the ancient 
art of a one line 
poem: the thing 
is i want someone 
at my side: someone 
who understands 
that a thousand words 
mean little to a fire