when we try

by Roberto Lavidez

when we try

to make

everything fit

everything

falls apart

whether

the state

of existence

is unfolded

or projected

absolute

nothingness

is still

inconceivable

the haughty

are transformed

into fools

the rich

into paupers

the philosophers

into dolts

where everything

explained

everything else

the tendency is 

to fall back on 

pure nonsense

when you see 

that through 

the combination

of letters

you grasp things

you could not

have known

by yourself

you still 

keep watching

the birth

of other men’s

memories

the birth

of history

or of many

histories

matter is either

broken down

or there is

a mystical

assemblage

of silver hearts

wooden arms

and legs

a metamorphosis

into capricious

manipulable

designations

taking flight

from the last

remaining 

thought of

resistance

to the

blind force

of the

irrational

images of

wondrous

rescues from

glittering

storms and

maelstroms

where fire

keeps you

warm

and cold

gives you

pneumonia

experience

is always

real action

and suffering

either the 

world becomes

the weak or

all powerful

where terror

and civilization

are inseparable

in the

narrative space

of intentions

and choices

the space

of imagination

the space 

of dreams

that the circle

is trying

to prove

the sphere

hearts

cannot be

poured into

concepts

and when

we try

to make

everything

fit

everything

falls

apart

©robertolavidez2013