You can’t think without thinking of something
my friends who are Buddhists are sometimes thinking
weeks on end about how to think about nothing
they are often successful.
                                       sometimes looking
at that famous sculpture (or a picture of it)
I think   oh he is surely not thinking about any-
thing   he only wants to give the appearance to
passersby for some reason   or he needs to hold
his heavy head in his hands which will allow
thoughts or ideas into his stoniness
                                                      just as I   putting 
my pen to paper am pretty sure that something
which has pressed upon my breath beyond bearing
will appear in words   take shape and singing
let me go on with my life.