If the path to the
god
has been written, ritualized, and
painted, it's a false trail:
signs were
placed
by the earth
itself.
Form
is no form
Unlike Walden and
its famous
hermit,
this
pond attracts
only
ducks, and an enlightened frog.
The black
orbs
opening to
its depths
pledge
no compassion.
No
form
is form
Some
vital signs are missing,
paralyzing conformity
on the
grave path to
the god.