known unknowns
how to calculate the circumference of a circle
which towns are north of me and which are south
how to make you change your mind
which person is “you” in the previous line
where the treasure is by the fence in the cemetery
whether I should go there or ask them to come here
what’s going to happen in the morning, or any time
exactly what happens to the air when I breathe it in
how many feet of intestines I have
or why they get all bunched up when you come around
which person is “you” in the previous line
the distance from the Earth to the Sun but maybe I do
the distance from the Earth to Mars
and how many little robot explorers we have there now
what will become of my sons
all seven of the deadly sins or who came up with them
what you look like when you’re completely at ease
which person is “you” in the previous line
15 March 2013
Auburn AL
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I got home tonight from a night out with friends and realized (a) I hadn’t written today’s poem and (b) I had no idea what to write about. As I often do in those situations, I turned to Charles Bernstein’s Experiments and chose #92.
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