squinting

looking into the dark void
trying to find an answer
looking into the dark void
the dark void is the answer

to my audience
the conceptual body of critics
i conjure up imagery
to suggest understanding through analogy

to do this
and
to do that

these tenses imply hope

presently belly down, sucking the dank air
idealizing the days of the erect
i won't find hope
it must be created

to my audience
observe as my posture evolves