FULL MOON ON TOP OF A CHAMPAGNE PALM'S TIP

a choice is not always divisive.
it is not all exclusive, like if you choose her then
only her
that if you walk north, there is no way that you can
also take south
of this border.

i reflect this world of either/or but not both.
in every rule there is always an exception.
the more you know this, the more you know how to live life to the fullest.
i am watching CNN news, while i eat breakfast,
i have taken both the sausage and the scrambled egg omelet on my plate
some Lima beans and black pepper
and herbs,
i leave the knife, and i have chosen both to hold
spoon and fork.
this is the old red velvet chair that i have always taken
my own place
above me the mellow yellowish bulb shines
at seven in the morning
i listen to the preacher and shift my gaze to the kitchen sink.
work has piled up. Things will never change.
i want to finish this meal, and i will choose the beach
rather than my books.
or, i will compromise,
i will take two books, read them on the beach, and then
swim with all those words deep in the ocean
and then listen to no one....