THE SANDPIT
the little boy plays with trucks.
a world created in the sand -
so fragile, so delicate.
comparable even to our own.
its lord more benevolent, more present,
infinitely wiser.
and the sandpit his universe;
the sum total of this new reality.
what could be outside?
grass: a metaphor for what?
an athletics meet on the field nearby,
the boy’s sandpit: the long-jump pit
this is analogous to what?
an athlete’s nervous throw; a muscle spasm
how does this relate to the boy?
a javelin
through his ear
3 years ago