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 Iyan Igma
Copyright 2008, 2009 by Iyan Igma

1st Edition, Condensed

Published by Iyan Igma via CreateSpace.com in Scotts Valley, California

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To my mother, who gave me life, nurture, spankings, peanut  
 butter, plenty of air and dirt to play in, three sisters to beat me  
up, trust, a name worthy to live up to, a heritage of perseverance  
  and overcoming, answers to a million questions, a love for the  
  oldies, reassurance despite my awkwardness and special toes,  
 love, and encouragement in my endeavours, especially writing.  
   I'll never really be able to tell you thank you, especially now  
  that you are allergic to chocolate. That lifetime supply I was  
planning on giving you is out of the picture now. Thank you for  
  always wanting me to be happy and for encouraging me to be  
                      the best, no matter what.
A General Disclaimer to Prepare You for an Encounter with  
                        Insanity.

     This was written in a transitional period of my life. One part of the work found me  
going through a divorce. Another part found me coping with life and healing and evolving  
emotionally. Yet another section found me experiencing the rapture of falling into love  
again and discovering once more how magical it is to feel your heart race when someone  
dear is near.
     Some of the biggest influences on this book are A. E. Housman, whose poems I read  
and reread several times (hence the ABAB rhyme scheme found in many parts,) Life,  
Dreams, and my Extranjera. This was written from March 2008 to January 2009 in  
bursts and spurts. Concurrent with its writing, I was finalizing Repressed Memories, a 2nd 
Edition of The Dementia, and writing several children's books—in addition to working,  
attending college, dating, and programming, etc.

Poems: 329
Fables & Short Stories: 15
Words: 90661
More Heresies from Iyan Igma



                                                 Assorted Dementia
Poetry..................................................................................................16
     Fantacism......................................................................................................................17
         Mem'ry No Longer Avails.....................................................................................................17
         Tracking Your Influences......................................................................................................19
         Pummelos..............................................................................................................................21
         Going to Pick My Switch......................................................................................................23
         'Neath a Melancholy Moon...................................................................................................24
         The Lunatic...........................................................................................................................25
         Lost Perseids.........................................................................................................................26
         Lagrimas................................................................................................................................27
         Regar Con Lagrimas..............................................................................................................28
         Ao Meditar............................................................................................................................29
         March 19, 2008.....................................................................................................................31
         Temperate Emotions..............................................................................................................32
         Starlet Blossom.....................................................................................................................33
         Where the Dawn Perspires....................................................................................................34
         Little Ants............................................................................................................................35
         'Neath a Shroud of Gray.......................................................................................................36
         Bluebells on a Hill.................................................................................................................37
         The First Sweet Grass of the Season.....................................................................................38
         Primordial Rites....................................................................................................................40
         Sentimental Aquifer..............................................................................................................41
         to nowhere.............................................................................................................................43
         Worn­out Bags of Care.........................................................................................................44
         Catch Me Faithfully.............................................................................................................45
         Dippers­Full in Slavery.........................................................................................................46
         Freedom.................................................................................................................................47
         Blue.......................................................................................................................................48
         Tiny Hands............................................................................................................................49
         Sand Art With My Son.........................................................................................................51
         My Nephew on Mother's Day...............................................................................................53
         Memories of You...................................................................................................................54
         My Next Planet....................................................................................................................56
     Nepotism........................................................................................................................57
         Snowy Temples......................................................................................................................57
         My Hair................................................................................................................................59
         Life's Unbathed Simplicity...................................................................................................60

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More Heresies from Iyan Igma
     A Fit Gift..............................................................................................................................61
     Mother's Voice......................................................................................................................63
     Honor in Ages Past...............................................................................................................64
     Too God­Awful Bad..............................................................................................................65
     Reprimand Sarcastic Pride....................................................................................................66
     Mindless Work......................................................................................................................67
     Giroscopio..............................................................................................................................68
     A.S.........................................................................................................................................69
     De Facto Despot...................................................................................................................71
     Sobre la Amistad...................................................................................................................72
     Los Estandartes Tuyos..........................................................................................................73
     Of Use...................................................................................................................................74
     Another Week.......................................................................................................................75
     I Defy Buddha......................................................................................................................76
     Vingt­six...............................................................................................................................77
     Rare Perfection Among Men.................................................................................................78
     SWMLFTL..........................................................................................................................79
     Egonym.................................................................................................................................80
     A Flummoxed Compass.........................................................................................................81
     Gran Fracaso.........................................................................................................................82
     Lamaphite.............................................................................................................................83
     Me Volviste Puercoespinos....................................................................................................84
     Small Jaunts..........................................................................................................................85
     strangers as strange as me.....................................................................................................86
     I watched as you died............................................................................................................87
 Realism..........................................................................................................................89
     The First to Go......................................................................................................................89
     Puesto del Sol del Paraíso.....................................................................................................90
     Enmy.....................................................................................................................................91
     This World of Mimes............................................................................................................92
     Modestia...............................................................................................................................93
     Codependent Happiness........................................................................................................94
     Drenched, Hungry, Unemployed...........................................................................................95
     Like Camping, But Colder.....................................................................................................96
     To Mitigate the Rub..............................................................................................................97
     You'll Be a Man....................................................................................................................99
     Honor Graduate..................................................................................................................100
     Life's Jack­in­the­Box.........................................................................................................101
     Perseverance........................................................................................................................102
     Intelligence's Curse..............................................................................................................103
     Another One of Those Mornings.........................................................................................105

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More Heresies from Iyan Igma
     Paltry Reflections................................................................................................................106
     Altruism Died with Christ..................................................................................................107
     In Secrecy............................................................................................................................108
 Despotism....................................................................................................................109
     Lhasa...................................................................................................................................109
     There's a Conservative Outside My Window......................................................................110
     Theo­Tyranny......................................................................................................................112
     Loony Duped Simpletons....................................................................................................113
     Dear John............................................................................................................................114
     Progress, They Call It..........................................................................................................115
     A.B.S...................................................................................................................................116
 Idealism.......................................................................................................................118
     Let Wasted Years Be..........................................................................................................118
     The State Within.................................................................................................................119
     Integrity..............................................................................................................................120
     Layers of Self­Mate Importance.........................................................................................121
     Soul­Sightsee.......................................................................................................................123
     Belief...................................................................................................................................124
     That I AM...........................................................................................................................126
     Life's Labours Ills...............................................................................................................127
     Normalcy's Untrue..............................................................................................................128
     Commonality.......................................................................................................................129
     Deathbed Confession...........................................................................................................130
     Salutary Anarchy................................................................................................................131
     Meaningless Sex..................................................................................................................132
 /* Love.c......................................................................................................................133
 Optimism.....................................................................................................................135
     Wintry Days In Hell...........................................................................................................135
     Each Crazy Woman............................................................................................................136
     The Amputee.......................................................................................................................137
     Exus....................................................................................................................................138
     While You May...................................................................................................................139
     Going Off to Dream............................................................................................................140
     Who You Are.......................................................................................................................141
     Worth Your Weight in Chocolate.......................................................................................142
     My Lover's API..................................................................................................................143
     Weight Loss........................................................................................................................144
     My Comfy Placenta.............................................................................................................145
     On Demolishing Alarms......................................................................................................146
     The Bairn's Vast Energy.....................................................................................................147
     Hermits................................................................................................................................148

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More Heresies from Iyan Igma
     ¡Aguas!................................................................................................................................149
     Lunar Cycle Love................................................................................................................150
     More Worthless Tin............................................................................................................151
     Pollinated Cars....................................................................................................................152
     Incest's Stigma....................................................................................................................153
     Esquilo Na Vida Pasada.....................................................................................................154
     Neelie Kroes........................................................................................................................155
     Juvenile Lobotomy..............................................................................................................156
     Like the Dickens.................................................................................................................157
     If Her Dentures Weren't New............................................................................................158
     A Horse...............................................................................................................................159
     Aaron Is So Stupid..............................................................................................................160
     To Quote Bobby...................................................................................................................161
     The Rapist...........................................................................................................................162
     Brute Hedonism..................................................................................................................163
     Every Soothing Iniquity......................................................................................................164
     Your Sweetest Taboo...........................................................................................................165
     Flings Before.......................................................................................................................166
 Romanticism................................................................................................................167
     Garden Variety Guy............................................................................................................167
     Burning Beauty Across the Sky..........................................................................................169
     The Sweetest Salve..............................................................................................................170
     El Zancudo y Tú.................................................................................................................172
     Helenic.................................................................................................................................174
     Paradise Riven....................................................................................................................175
     Scorching Epiphanies..........................................................................................................176
     Paedomisia..........................................................................................................................177
     Materialism in Perspective..................................................................................................179
     Love's Martyr......................................................................................................................180
     Since Your Decision Was Resolute.....................................................................................181
     Gorgon Tears.......................................................................................................................182
     Poetic Justice.......................................................................................................................183
     Make Canis Majoris Dim....................................................................................................184
     Unfettered and Unbound...................................................................................................185
     better to suicide...................................................................................................................186
     Not My Nothingness..........................................................................................................187
     Muito Obrigado...................................................................................................................189
     Grieve Not the Harvests Past.............................................................................................190
     Bathsheba............................................................................................................................191
     By Your Pleasured Smile.....................................................................................................192
     Wenugichasum....................................................................................................................193

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More Heresies from Iyan Igma
     naked always.......................................................................................................................194
     Feeble With Strong Rapport...............................................................................................195
     El Vicio de Amor.................................................................................................................196
     Just Ordinary Sers...............................................................................................................197
     And For Dulcinea...............................................................................................................198
     Blinks..................................................................................................................................199
     Our Paths Tend to Diverge.................................................................................................200
     To Coax Me from the Bush.................................................................................................201
     When No One Can See........................................................................................................202
     What Easy Lies..................................................................................................................203
     Ficklety...............................................................................................................................204
     A Meaningless Butterfly Atop............................................................................................205
     Dead Joy.............................................................................................................................206
     Self Mutilation...................................................................................................................207
     The Lack Thereof.................................................................................................................208
     Useless Reciprocation..........................................................................................................209
     As Nebuchadnezzar............................................................................................................210
     A Cardiologist.....................................................................................................................211
     Of the Passion That Once Was Ours...................................................................................212
     Having Whet Curiosity.......................................................................................................213
     From Pearl to Powder.........................................................................................................214
     One Precious Songbird.........................................................................................................215
     Pity Other Men...................................................................................................................217
     In Intimate Moments..........................................................................................................218
     Never Told...........................................................................................................................220
 As the Thornbirds........................................................................................................221
     Obelisk at Babel..................................................................................................................222
     Five and Twenty.................................................................................................................223
     This Skeleton Who Wears My Clothes................................................................................225
     Eviscerated Lobes...............................................................................................................226
     Lo Merezco.........................................................................................................................227
     Maldita Juventud...............................................................................................................228
     Natural Causes....................................................................................................................229
     Lake of Love's Brimstone....................................................................................................230
 Dysphemism.................................................................................................................231
     On Loves True Essence........................................................................................................231
     This Rag..............................................................................................................................232
     The Lady of Cofitachequi....................................................................................................234
     The Relic of His Love..........................................................................................................236
     Sailor Boy............................................................................................................................237
     The Ring's Vow...................................................................................................................238

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More Heresies from Iyan Igma
     Apple Scented Death...........................................................................................................239
     Across the Thatch................................................................................................................241
     A Metallic Girl....................................................................................................................242
     Vibrant Life........................................................................................................................244
     Yonder Hollows of Eden.....................................................................................................246
     When I Loved You..............................................................................................................247
     The One with Whom I Now Lay........................................................................................248
     Their Anniversary................................................................................................................249
 Pessimism.....................................................................................................................250
     Ao Morrer............................................................................................................................250
     Transient Gleam..................................................................................................................251
     Omens with a Simple Touch................................................................................................252
     On the Bed Where We Loved.............................................................................................253
     Lonely Tree..........................................................................................................................255
     A Miracle Too Soon Gone...................................................................................................258
     I Walk These Lonely Hills..................................................................................................260
     Sop of Saving Bread............................................................................................................262
     At Yuletide..........................................................................................................................263
     Merry Philia........................................................................................................................269
     Licit to Live........................................................................................................................271
     True Thanksgiving...............................................................................................................272
     Lover's Leap........................................................................................................................274
     Holocaustic Future.............................................................................................................276
     The Last of the Free Roam Tigers.......................................................................................278
     The Prodigal Sin..................................................................................................................280
     Vigilante Justice..................................................................................................................282
     Lack of Perception..............................................................................................................283
     Alimentar Os Tuburőes........................................................................................................284
     Safely Sepultado..................................................................................................................285
     The Coopersmith..................................................................................................................286
     To Look Past Your Psychopathy.........................................................................................287
     Midnight Reprieve..............................................................................................................288
     Guilt....................................................................................................................................289
     Distant Fields of Heather...................................................................................................292
     Still Space Left for Me........................................................................................................295
     Enlisted Suicide...................................................................................................................296
     beautiful demise..................................................................................................................297
     Hands That Bless and Do No Harm...................................................................................298
     Croatoan..............................................................................................................................300
     Mongol Steppes...................................................................................................................303
     Her Voice.............................................................................................................................311

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More Heresies from Iyan Igma

La Extranjera....................................................................................328
     Fresh Obsidian.............................................................................................................329
     The Heart is Clairvoyant.............................................................................................330
     Subtle Missteps...........................................................................................................331
     Intricate Porcelain.......................................................................................................332
     Em Sonhos...................................................................................................................333
     My Favorite Author....................................................................................................334
     Ostra............................................................................................................................335
     Sensual Bites...............................................................................................................336
     On Chopsticks..............................................................................................................337
     Nothing is so Aesthetic................................................................................................338
     With New Luster........................................................................................................339
     Risonanza....................................................................................................................340
     Sunset Frames.............................................................................................................341
     Eliciting Electricity.....................................................................................................342
     Rechristened.................................................................................................................343
     Fields of Spring...........................................................................................................345
     Obeisance.....................................................................................................................346
     Pela Luna....................................................................................................................348
     Supernoval Light.........................................................................................................349
     Corozonal Jardin.........................................................................................................350
     False Decency..............................................................................................................351
     The Winter Beguiled....................................................................................................353
     Soy Tu Girasol.............................................................................................................354
     Sweet Improbabilities..................................................................................................355
     Love's Germination......................................................................................................356
     Perennials....................................................................................................................358
     Probably Paraphilia.....................................................................................................359
     From Silence and In Between.....................................................................................360
     Further.........................................................................................................................361
     Anjo.............................................................................................................................363
     Living Feicui...............................................................................................................365
     Pièce de Résistance......................................................................................................366
     Mei Beautiful..............................................................................................................367
     Learning Endless Wonders.........................................................................................368
     i....................................................................................................................................369
     The Fireflies.................................................................................................................370

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More Heresies from Iyan Igma
 Cada Noche..................................................................................................................371
 Alien to Me..................................................................................................................372
 Pleasing Cascades........................................................................................................373
 Movement is Relative..................................................................................................374
 Femme Fatal Attraction.............................................................................................375
 One Sublime Creation..................................................................................................376
 The Birthday of an Angel............................................................................................377
 Uma Coisa Mais..........................................................................................................379
 Slumbering St. Elmo's Fire..........................................................................................380
 See Your Sunlight Shine..............................................................................................381
 Crafted Perfectly.........................................................................................................382
 Igneous Love...............................................................................................................383
 Asexual Embrace.........................................................................................................384
 Doce Darme Por Vencido............................................................................................385
 Your Kiln.....................................................................................................................386
 V.S.O...........................................................................................................................387
 Faded Epitaphs...........................................................................................................388
 Highest Expression of Love........................................................................................389
 Jinghism.......................................................................................................................390
 Lo Que Sea...................................................................................................................392
 Like Each Day Was a Gift.........................................................................................393
 Lo Haré........................................................................................................................394
 Sunshine in a Season of Discontent............................................................................396
 The Missing Link........................................................................................................397
 Unconventional, But Not Bizarre..............................................................................398
 This Way.....................................................................................................................399
 Without a Purpose......................................................................................................401
 Mais Do Meu Ser........................................................................................................402
 I Beseech Thee.............................................................................................................403
 No Hope to Shine........................................................................................................404
 Per Buddhist Maxims..................................................................................................405
 Tradition's stronger than logic.....................................................................................407
 Ne'er Separated............................................................................................................408
 Heart in Return...........................................................................................................409
 The Ambrosia of Blissful Moments.............................................................................410
 Consecrated in Devotion.............................................................................................412
 Like Atlas....................................................................................................................414
 Through Matted Tresses..............................................................................................416
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More Heresies from Iyan Igma
     Secretly Awaited.........................................................................................................417
     Visage of Serenity........................................................................................................418
     Meditation in an Embrace..........................................................................................419
     Ever So Slightly...........................................................................................................420
     Over and Anew............................................................................................................421
My Sun..............................................................................................422
     A Happy Home............................................................................................................423
     Lost..............................................................................................................................424
     My Tears Melt.............................................................................................................425
     I Blame Myself............................................................................................................426
     Chin Up.......................................................................................................................427
     School...........................................................................................................................428
     I Stayed with Momma................................................................................................429
     How Could I Not Love You?......................................................................................430
     Which One...................................................................................................................431
     He's Just Not Dad.......................................................................................................432
     All Confused................................................................................................................433
     Someone Else...............................................................................................................434
     Forgiven.......................................................................................................................435
     A New Family.............................................................................................................436
     Stay..............................................................................................................................437
     A Walk........................................................................................................................438
     My Sun........................................................................................................................439
     All Right......................................................................................................................440
Short Stories, Fables, and Their Ilk...................................................441
     The Lamb and the Ewe...............................................................................................442
     Field Mouse.................................................................................................................443
     Cottontail....................................................................................................................444
     The Naked Mole Rat and the Bat...............................................................................445
     The Kangaroo and the Horse.......................................................................................446
     Spider and Wasp.........................................................................................................448
     Meerkat and Magpie...................................................................................................450
     The Pouch....................................................................................................................452
     Platypus.......................................................................................................................454
     The Pachyderm Who Forgave.....................................................................................457
     The Flamingo...............................................................................................................459
     Am I Dreaming?..........................................................................................................460

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More Heresies from Iyan Igma
     Rustic Sense.................................................................................................................462
     The First Murder.........................................................................................................469
     Absolution...................................................................................................................477
Author's Notes...................................................................................486
     Translations.................................................................................................................506
         Lo Merezco (I Deserve It)...................................................................................................506
         Who You Are (Quien Eres)..................................................................................................507
     About the Author........................................................................................................508




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Poetry
More Heresies from Iyan Igma

                                                    Fantacism
                                           Mem'ry No Longer Avails

      I travel alone winding trails
      That I'm certain I've trod before,
      But mem'ry no longer avails1.
      The past's paths are myths, legends, lore,

5     And stories I would fain2 believe
      Were I not wary3 of the snare;
      For confusion and fact do cleave4
      Like fresh lovers watched unaware.

   Now, I know not what I should trust,
10 Since man's mortal, and love is frail5.
   But is it wrong to love a lie
   When real history'd be a hell?

   I can see how I would have crossed
   Through the leaves and over the ridge
15 To see the imagined sights lost
   By entering the covered bridge6.

   I see myself wrapped up in bliss,
   Her hair and dress flowing, twirling,
   And 'neath the ridge we wait and kiss,
20 Hidden to the world that's whirling.

      We separate. I'll come again
      To see her, my heart's decided.
      Why lose her to another man?
      In deception, I'll be prided.

1
 avails: works; functions
2
 fain: gladly
3
 wary: cautious
4
 cleave: stick to one another; intertwine themselves
5
 frail: weak; fragile; easily broken
6
 crossed. . . bridge: He could wander from the path to see what's over the ridge, or stay on it and cross a covered bridge

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More Heresies from Iyan Igma

25 Look how I am covering up
   The evidence of my coming.
   Surely that7 must be why I feel
   So compelled8 to break out running,

   Certain as a groundhog's senses
30 That spring is shortly due to be.
   I run to her, but find fences.
   Sorrow streams alluvially9.

   Once more to the path I return,
   Quite uncertain what is real.
35 Why can fantasy make me burn,
   Confounding the ways that I feel?

   Why can't life be hon'rable as
   Fleeting dreams prematurely dead?
   It fails, despite the time it has10,
40 So I'll prefer to dream instead.

      I can make up my destinies,
      No matter what I've been slated;
      When reality mutinies11,
      I can muse, like it's been fated.

45 For only safe within my dreams
   Can I ever be satisfied,
   For what is man? Truly, it seems,
   Misery till the day he's died. 




7
 that: the memory of crossing the ridge, meeting the girl, and covering his tracks
8
 compelled: urged
9
 alluvially: referring to the alluvial plane or fan; a watershed
10
   It fails. . . has: we spend so much time in a disappointing reality
11
   Mutinies: rebels

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                                               Tracking Your Influences

        I can see where your paw prints lay
        As lazy as sleeping cattle;
        You left them in the sand one day
        After the rain's recent battle.

5       By such deluges12 freshly strewn,
        The sand was begging to be trod;
        Its past impressions picayune13
        And temp'rary will have no laud14.

   You're all I see in silica15,
10 Joining a collection of tracks
   In this woodland basilica16
   That droppings as well scarcely lacks.

   Amid desperate survival,
   I can just make out the faint signs,
15 Left long ere17 the land grew nival18,
   Of passers through my copse 19of pines.

   By some means they have persevered
   The erosive forces of time,
   Perchance 'cause their impact endeared
20 Them, or their acts were much maligned20.

        Regardless, they're but faint mem'ries,
        Unlike the lunar footprints found
        That will last through eternities,

12
    deluges: floods
13
    picayune: tiny; insignificant
14
    laud: glory; praise
15
    silica: the principal ingredient in sand
16
    basilica: a grand place of worship
17
    ere: before
18
    nival: snowy
19
    copse: group of trees; forest
20
    maligned: wicked; abusive

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Long after I cease to be 'round.




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                                                         Pummelos 

       Pummelos21, with their citric smell, 
       Make me live in memories past 
       When I was still a little child 
       With no hopes innocence would last,

5      Nor a hope Christmas would bring 
       The coveted22 toys of all the rest. 
       A pummelo was my present then, 
       And I considered myself blest. 

   My family gathered around me and 
10 The well­adorned, emblazoned23 tree,
   Whose twinkling lights are like the souls 
   Of those passing in and out of humanity. 

   I was hardened by poverty, death, 
   Friendlessness, and low self­esteem, 
15 So any gifts beyond the pummelo 
   Would be a suspicious dream. 

   The surreal24 chanced as, awkwardly,
   I accepted some stranger's gift 
   Out of the box on the doorstep 
20 Left in hopes our spirits to lift. 

       The whatnots animated25 us, 
       According to our childish nature, 
       But proved a bit unsettling to 
       My pride strong and mature. 

25 How dare they think us poor? 
   They needn't think; it was the truth. 
   How is it I ruined their efforts 

21
    Pummelos: citrus fruits from Southeast Asia that are slightly bigger than grapefruit
22
    Coveted: lusted after; much desired
23
    Emblazoned: garishly decorated
24
    Surreal: impossible and dream­like; (referring here to receiving more gifts)
25
    Animated: excited

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     With feelings wild and uncouth26? 

    How is it the cherished present 
30 Was one I'd resigned27 myself to, 
   While such trinkets as I'd wanted 
   Became meaningless anew28? 

   I sat and slowly ate my pummelo,
   And its tartness has stayed with me 
35 And caused me to resent29 gifts given 
   For sympathy of my poverty. 

   The years have died like many men,
   But, unlike men, will not come back,
   But remind me when I had naught 30
40 There was nothing that I did lack.




26
  Uncouth: ungrateful; immoral; contrary to what's proper
27
  Resigned: sorrowfully accepted
28
  Anew: again
29
  Resent: despise; hate
30
  Naught: nothing

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                                           Going to Pick My Switch 

       I went to the sassafras tree31; 
       With every step my feet were lead, 
       Knowing, should I not return soon, 
       There would be even more to dread. 

5      With tears streaming down my face 
       Like a mountain thawing in Spring, 
       My moistened eyes tried to decide 
       Which vessel of pain I'd bring 

   Back for a well­deserved switching, 
10 Though this32 seemed punishment plenty. 
   Why make a child pick their own doom? 
   I thought as a cognoscenti33

   Of switches, which one shall I pick ?
   A skinny, limber limb that stings? 
15 But if it breaks, I shall return 
   To pick and face more swats and swings. 

   I don't want to get one too wide, 
   But which is a suitable size? 
   The one I picked seemed far too big;
20 I tried not to think of the cries 

       That I would yelp, unless I could 
       Find the strength to bite back the pain. 
       But if I masked how much it hurt, 
       I might have to pick one again, 

25 Since it was not enough to teach 
   Me the ills of sin the hard way. 
   Maybe they thought picking switches 
   Was the worst torture anyway.


31
    Sassafras tree: a North American tree whose roots were once used to make root beer
32
    This: the mere picking of the switch
33
    Cognoscenti: expert; connoisseur

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                                     'Neath a Melancholy Moon 

       I never want to see the moon 
       As depressed as I am tonight, 
       For it would but add to my gloom 
       To be bathed in a blue moon's light. 

5      'Tis better that it hides its face, 
       Since I could never bear to see 
       The only friend who can solace34 
       Feeling lost and melancholy35. 

   For it would remind me of the tears 
10 That lunar rays have only known 
   And the confessions of my fears 
   I've given to the moon alone. 

   Its light to others may be pale, 
   But it enlightens me. It's warm. 
15 It's the only friend, as well, 
   Who's never done me any harm. 




34
    Solace: to comfort
35
    Melancholy: sad

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                                                   The Lunatic 

        The moon is calling out to me 
        To venture out into the night, 
        Leaving the comforts of my home 
        To dance beneath its surreal36 light. 

5       The same force that crazes the tide 
        Pulls me out of my chair to see 
        The reason the night is glowing 
        And my emotions haunt eerily37. 

   I can see why brujas38 dance naked 
10 To tan themselves in arcane39 rays 
   And soak in the tumultuous power, 
   Since the moon's melody plays 

   Immutably40 within my breast, 
   And I'm about to lose control. 
15 My emotions are billowing, 
   And anxiety pounds my soul. 

   Surely there'd be no one to see, 
   Save spirits no longer entombed 
   By flesh as wild and brash as mine 
20 That by the moon's strong tug is doomed. 

        Why can't I mind the things I say, 
        Why is my mood so sombre41 now? 
        The moon tells me I'll stay this way 
        Until I dance my feelings out.




36
    Surreal: otherworldly; unnatural
37
    Eerily: spookily; bizarrely
38
    Brujas: witches
39
    Arcane: pertaining to dark magic; witchy
40
    Immutably: constantly; also a pun on mute—meaning it can't be silenced
41
    Sombre: dark; melancholy

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                                                   Lost Perseids 

        Perseids42, you've missed me again, 
        One more August you've sought my face. 
        Disappointment distraught you, so 
        You painted anguish across space. 

 5      As for me, I arose despaired 
        That I'd slept through our rendezvous43. 
        But what are meteors compared 
        To tangible44 yet hitherto 

   Elusive dreams my heart sought out, 
10 Rendering past years meaningless 
   Since I've nothing to show for them 
   Besides fret fraught45 with loneliness? 

   Still, the Perseids eluding me 
   Are like the passing streaks of hope 
15 That with momentary brilliance 
   Hie46 into oblivion's scope.




42
     Perseids: one of the most common meteor showers known to earth
43
     Rendezvous: meeting
44
     Tangible: touchable
45
     Fraught: loaded with; full of
46
     Hie: go

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                                               Lagrimas

       Sometimes I close the curtains drawn47
       To shade my irritated eyes
       From twilight, noonday sun, and dawn,
       And the joy that the light belies48.

5      With my curtains and shutters closed,
       I wash the windows of my soul;
       I'd washed them not, were I exposed,
       Lest hypocrites come to console49.

   Indeed, no one should see just how
10 Vulnerable I am washing
   Them in the darkness and shadow
   With my salty buckets sloshing.

   Thus I defy optimism—
   The light that would have me believe
15 That to not preach idealism
   Would be quite absurd and naïve,

   That should I block out its bright light
   E'en temporarily, 'twould be
   Useless. It misconstrues50 my plight51
20 Since its very brilliance shows me

       The specks and smudges and smears that
       Caused me to wash in the first place.
       It's time to draw the curtains back,
       Since manhood can now show its face. 




47
    Drawn: previously opened
48
    Belies: deceptively announces
49
    Console: comfort
50
    Misconstrues: misrepresents
51
    Plight: unpleasant situation; dilemma

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                                                Regar Con Lagrimas

       I've found a purpose for my tears,
       Since they have found that I have none.
       They can bring drooping flowers cheers,
       As leaves transpire52 beneath the sun.

5      I could water the soft blossoms
       Since there's moisture enough to spare
       Where my soul drowns in my bosom
       Without air or the faintest prayer.

   The tears are flowing warm and free,
10 And my only fear is I'll kill
   Them53 because they're54 so salty
   And a deluge55 on them56 would spill.




52
    Transpire: leaves lose water (sweat) through small openings (stoma) on the bottom of the leaves
53
    Them: the flowers
54
    They're: the tears
55
    Deluge: flood
56
    Them: the blossoms

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                                                           Ao Meditar

        I lie still and levitating57
        In a spring field serene58 and mild.
        The gentle breeze is quite sedating;
        My head rests on a tuft of cloud.

5       Tall grasses, wheat, and rye stretch up;
        They've tickled my fancy for hours.
        A spattering of buttercups,
        Purple pieces of wildflowers,

   Bedraggled dandelion whelps59,
10 And blossomed blackberry brambles
   Provide the reverence60 that helps
   My mind focus as it ambles.61

   No part of my body touches
   Another—no pressure or pain.
15 The warm sun's eager paintbrushes
   Envision my face. A refrain

   Of boisterous birds is muted
   Like butterfly wings flying by
   And the white tails62, who are suited
20 To let meditating men lie63.

        There is no sound that I can hear,
        Nor the witnessing goldenrods64
        That line the trees on all sides clear
        To the horizon and the gods.

57
    levitating: floating
58
    serene: peaceful
59
    whelps: children
60
    reverence: respectful awe marked by silence
61
    ambles: wanders about
62
    white tails: white tail deer
63
    To let. . . lie: a play on the adage, “let sleeping dogs lie.”
64
    Nor. . . goldenrods: the onlooking goldenrods don't hear anything, either.

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25 I've pushed allergens65 far from thought
   So that they cannot afflict me.
   I'm cool and tranquil, though I've fought,
   As the stream tarrying to see

   What's not seen in a century,
30 A wonder worthy of old Greece,
   Such a peculiar oddity—
   Me, finally resting in peace. 




65
  allergens: representing the ills of life

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                                            March 19, 2008

        Azaleas in purples and pinks
        And strange reds, grass and clover shag,
        Lil' white and purple forbs66, me thinks,
        Are enjoying their time to brag.

5       Dead chlorophyll leaves are bleeding
        In the green yard haphazardly;
        The fat squirrels themselves are treating,
        Since still now occasionally

   Stray pecans continue falling
10 When the wind roars; they eat haply
   In between limbs that had nothing
   Better to do than fall gaily67,

    'Sif they were in love with any 
   Passing wind. To me 'tis beauty, 
15 And the dogwood blossoms agree. 
   It's68 undisturbed, as it should be. 




66
    forbs: wildflowers
67
    Gaily: happily; carefree
68
    It's: nature is

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                                         Temperate Emotions

       There's blithe69 relief now in the air,
       For the sorrow of the drought's gone.
       It's been so long since the snare
       Drum of rain and the woodwinds blown

5      And the melodic tuba of
       Thunder have been heard in these parts.
       Aye70, spring's enjoyed not just for love,
       Which gladdens and deceives the hearts

   Of many a spry lad and lass
10 And creatures stung by love's potions,
   But moreso for the storms that pass—
   The weather guides our emotions.




69
    blithe: happy
70
    Aye: yes

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                                                     Starlet Blossom

        Why weep ye? This flower was made
        So that it could be picked and die;
        The starlet71 blossom's not afraid.
        The same shall pass to you and I.

5       Death meets even its brethren buds
        By bugs, pests, or inclement climes72,
        Like those who've cast their petal duds
        Early, in season, or betimes73—

   Just like those that lay on the ground,
10 A pile of mush and rotten things,
   And those withered74 where stems abound.
   Don't you know we're all just playthings?


 




71
    starlet: a rising star, used as a description of up and coming actresses
72
    inclement climes: bad weather
73
    betimes: soon
74
    withered: dried up; shriveled up

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                                        Where the Dawn Perspires

       Each night the spiders craft their webs
       Slinging silk through the starlit skies.
       Gossamer75 glistens when night ebbs76,
       And the world wakes to pursue lies.

5      The arachnids' fishing nets span
       From tree limb to bush leaf through air.
       As blindly as only men can,
       I walk wrecking what's wrought77 with care.

   You'd think I'd learn every morning
10 To watch for their sticky trip wires
   That glimmer when light's adorning
   Rays shine on where the dawn perspires.

   You'd think they'd learn to build elsewhere,
   Since I'll pass through the path each day.
15 If they built higher than my hair,
   We would peaceably share the way78.

   They'll build in vain till they die;
   Surely their spoils must justify
   What's gone in the blink of an eye.
20 We're alike, this spider and I.

       Its web's a monument to me,
       A frail thing which soon passes on,
       Hoping to serve out its purpose
       Before an instant finds it gone.




75
    Gossamer: silken strands
76
    When the night ebbs: fades away into day
77
    Wrought: crafted; created
78
    Way: path

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                                      Little Ants 

    Little ants, why hustle so? 
    What urgency do you feel? 
    Do panic and stress rule you, 
    Or do you find life's ideal? 

5   What irrationality 
    Do you share with humankind? 
    Or are you free and focused, 
    Keeping simple truths in mind? 

   Is instinct idealistic 
10 And pure practicality 
   Uncomplicated by the 
   Mistruths of humanity?




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                                      'Neath a Shroud of Gray 

       With stealth the orange sight is flitting 
       Like a drunken angel weary 
       In short bursts higher on the wind 
       Gusting 'neath heav'ns painted eerie, 

5      Was its sign their79 grim demeanor80, 
       For they brood overcast and grave81? 
       Or is it simply wary82 of 
       The chilly way the skies behave? 

   Would83 I could accompany you 
10 To where you flee with good reason! 
   Winter's dirges84 sound while flees the 
   Last butterfly of the season.




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    Their: the clouds'
80
    Demeanor: behavior
81
    Grave: serious
82
    Wary: cautious
83
    Would: I wish that
84
    Dirges: sad songs

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                                          Bluebells on a Hill 

       A bunch of bluebells on a hill 
       Overlooks me where I walk 
       Listening to the birds and wind 
       As they chirp, tweet, squawk, and talk. 

5      I fear that they85 once were daisies, 
       But I have made them depressed. 
       They'd curdle, were they buttercups; 
       Roses would bleed like my chest. 

   But no matter what breed they were, 
10 They've taken part of my pain86. 
   I once thought flowers were petty87, 
   But 'tis I, not them, who's vain88. 




85
    They: the bluebells
86
    Taken...pain: cheered me up
87
    Petty: unimportant; trifling really
88
    Vain: useless

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                                       The First Sweet Grass of the Season 

        It calls to me with tempting words, 
        Begging my teeth to masticate89 
        And feel the fibers fill my mouth 
        As its juice makes me salivate. 

5       And all it does to bid me this 
        Is sunburn in a field of spring
        Invoking a spell of mem'ry 
        Long dusty of once winnowing

    The chaff90 from this abundant weed 
10 That I was forbidden to chew. 
   I hesitate somehow restrained, 
   Knowing what one my age should do. 

   Perhaps it's just to prove a point, 
   But I cross to the field's red patch, 
15 Pluck a stalk, clean it, and try not 
   To think of germs or what might hatch. 

   I want this moment raw and wild, 
   Like the millions had as a boy. 
   The first sweet grass of the season 
20 Nonetheless fails to give me joy. 

        I doubt it's because its taste's changed, 
        Though it's nothing like in childhood. 
        For worry hinders91 enjoying 
        The simple pleasures a child would. 

25 Though it's a tart92 and pulpy mess, 
   I chew more as a reminder 
   Of the times when I truly lived. 


89
    Masticate: although it sounds like a bad word, it means “chew”
90
    Winnowing the chaff: removing the grains from the stalk
91
    Hinders: interferes with; blocks
92
    Tart: sour; bitter

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     The taste's sour; nostalgia's93 kinder.




93
  Nostalgia: the bittersweet memories of happier times we cannot reclaim

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                                                     Primordial Rites 

        The torrents94 have left their mark here, 
        As mud puddles and ditches show. 
        The oils slip by past battered grass; 
        Debris's amazed how fast it flows. 

5       I walk along admiring floods 
        Like others seek out Christmas lights, 
        Enthralled95 to see creeks overflow 
        In nature's primordial rites96. 

   When not splashing, I walk on curbs 
10 As if I could relive childhood 
   By trying not to fall off now, 
   Walking whithersoe'er I would. 

   This past spring the pollen's gold dust 
   Dyed the rushing flood waters green, 
15 Restoring natural colours 
   Back to afflicted living things. 

   But now 'tis fall and the brown grass 
   Is littered with wet clumps of snow 
   Where cotton's escaped from the trucks, 
20 Littering the roadsides below.




94
    Torrents: heavy rains
95
    Enthralled: fascinated
96
    Natures. . . rites: one of the earliest rites, or ceremonies, of nature was to wash itself clean

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                                               Sentimental Aquifer 

       I'm pouring out my heart and soul 
       Like pungent97, curdled buttermilk, 
       Watching clabber98 splatter splutter, 
       Trying oblivion to bilk99, 

5      Watching the final drops spill out 
       Like worms' newly created silk100, 
       As I attain catharsis 101
       And its sentimental ilk102. 

   As transient103 wonders disappear 
10 Like stealthy, paranoid does104
   Through an overgrown forest, 
   I wonder where it all goes? 

   Is there some kind of aquifer105
   That our emotions feed into? 
15 Do they merely evaporate? 
   Are they teleported106 to you 

   By the wormhole107 of feeling 
   That can connect any two 
   Beings with basis for empathy,
20 Since their lives are déjà vu108? 


97
    Pungent: foul­smelling (not to be confused with fowl­smelling)
98
    Clabber: the chunks in sour milk
99
  Bilk: frustrate; beat
100
    Worm. . . silk:  silk is created from the cocoons of the Bombyx mori moth.
101
    Catharsis: an emotional release
102
    Ilk: kith and kin; relatives
103
    Transient: passing; fleeting; momentary
104
    Does: female deer
105
    Aquifer: subterranean river
106
    Teleported: transported instantaneously through the space­time continuum
107
    Wormhole: a shortcut through two places in the space­time continuum; a really narrow cave
108
    déjà vu: the feeling of having already experienced something that you're doing for the first time

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What's the point of creating majesty 
That's perished before it's spoken? 
What's the point in having a soul 
When in life it's only broken?




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                                            to nowhere

    the steps lead off to nowhere
    like a precipice to paradise
    hidden because we cannot see
    with our pathetic mortal eyes

5   that stepping off to nothingness
    we're buoyed by paths set long before
    to take us to our potential
    if life's illusions we ignore 




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                                       Worn­out Bags of Care

      I'm leaving my bags right here and now;
      I'll fly away with them behind.
      And where I go I'll be nude
      Without the emotional clothes of the mind.

5     The toiletries I was using
      Were chemicals toxic to my well­being,
      And the glasses doffed109 and packed away
      Had prescriptions for not seeing.

   As I take off lighter than air
10 Without worn­out bags of care,
   The world's been renewed in beauty,
   And I am ready for love's affairs.

   My soul's been healed, and I'll fret110 not,
   For doing so stymies111 my growth.
15 I'll cherish new love and lasting peace.
   How could I live without them both?




109
    Doffed: taken off
110
    Fret: worry
111
    Stymies: hinders; stops; impedes

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                                                Catch Me Faithfully

       I am learning now how to fall,
       No longer paralyzed by fear,
       Which has sustained me. After all,
       I had thought the ground was so drear112.

5      So I kept flapping wearily
       For so long, not realizing
       That to fall was just to be free,
       Since I'd ne'er make the horizon.

   Why set out on a senseless dream,
10 Chasing what you can never catch?
   The horizon moves, water gleams,
   And happiness will never hatch

   Should I never incubate113 it.
   To fly forever's suicide.
15 Labors should not be infinite114,
   Despite our lofty goals and pride.

   And so I fall with eyes wide closed,
   Free at last of cumbersome115 stress;
   I heal at rest, and nothing goads116— 
20 Relaxing's my greatest success.

       The stress had kept me in the air, 
       Since it had never dawned on me 
       That the whole time something was there 
       Waiting to catch me faithfully.




112
     Drear: loathsome and depressing and horrible
113
     Incubate: keep warm, as a bird does sitting on its eggs
114
     Infinite: without an end
115
     Cumbersome: bothersome
116
     Goads: nags; annoys

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                                            Dippers­Full in Slavery

      My wrists and ankles are still sore
      From the shackles117 that ate my flesh,
      But I'm not tortured anymore,
      I'm not caged in wire and mesh.

5     I've run so far to chase this dream,
      And should I die wearily here,
      Emancipated118 like this stream,
      The last moments would be so dear,

   Healing all tragedies since birth,
10 All bludgeonings119 and knavery120.
   A drop of water free's worth
   All the dippers full in slav'ry.




117
    Shackles: metal bands used to restrain hands and/or feet
118
    Emancipated: freed from slavery
119
    Bludgeonings: severe beatings
120
    Knavery: the villainous acts that have been done to this person

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                                      Freedom 

A slight breeze on a warm spring day 
Seeing several paths and going any way 
Happiness and smiles across your face 
To go and do most any place 




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                                                          Blue 

      “Mommy dearest, tell me true, 
      Why are the sky and ocean blue? ”
      “They reflect blue light,
      For they're glad at the sight 
5     Of smiling little you121.”




121
    Reflect...you: It seemed obvious to me when I read it, but others didn't quite understand what I meant. The skies cannot  
be sad when they see you, so they can't absorb blue light, which is why they are blue.

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                                               Tiny Hands

      The oaks and pines are all around.
      There's humus carpeting the ground.
      An autumn breeze blows on the dusk
      Where serenity has been found.

5     The last calls of departing birds
      Bid adieu to the cricket strings.
      A tiny one is flying now
      Without using feathery wings.

   She burbles122, tiny hand in mine,
10 Warm and full of innocent life.
   Her other hand is held fast in
   The petite grasp of my sweet wife.

   She is a marvel like a seed,
   So small, yet what will her impact be?
15 She's the glue our marriage did need.
   She loves unconditionally.

   She looks up like stargazers do
   Awed to see heaven watching them.
   She tells me, "Daddy, I love you,"
20 And my spirit can't help but grin.

      She's caught up in a whirlwind hug,
      And she giggles while I squeeze.
      My eyes bid her while she's held snug,
      "Stay this precious forever, please."

25 Her pure soul senses what I seek;
   Her eternity understands.
   She reassures me as my cheek
   Is caressed by angelic hands.

   Such tiny hands, and yet they bless,
30 Wielding a power more profound
   Than weapons forged in man's darkness,
122
    Burbles: makes laughing, joyous noises

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For in them all my hope is found.




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                                          Sand Art With My Son

      The sand dunes in the sunset hues
      Are discolored and interspersed123
      By wild oat grasses and bushes
      Who've come to quench a salty thirst

5     And sun tan in the ocean breeze,
      Called by the same force as I
      To gaze off a green forever
      Where the Sargasso124 meets the sky.

   And in the sliver of horizon,
10 Which proves to man the earth is round,
   Is seen the truth man won't accept:
   It's only now that life is found.

   So what am I doing right now
   To make use of my only one125?
15 I'm standing on these sand dunes
   Creating unique sand art with my son.126

   The flows are marking silica127
   Where I teach him to write his name.
   He's too young to know better,
20 And I am dispossessed of shame.

      The sea gulls stare at our shadows
      Stretching out like tentacles behind.
      The crabs welcome the distraction128,
      And Mother Nature does not mind.

25 And when he's old and full of years

123
    Interspersed: scattered with
124
    Sargasso:  the Sargasso Sea is a relatively calm body of water in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. The Gulf  
Current, et al, encircle it. It is known as a place of St. Elmo's fire and merpeople.
125
    Only one: only moment, since this is the only second that counts
126
    Son: for full disclosure, I do not have a son, as of this writing
127
    Silica: the principal component of sand
128
    Distraction: causing the seagulls to leave temporarily so that the crabs might find refuge, a hiding place.

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And his beard's gray, and I am gone,
He'll think of making sand art here
And will fill young and not alone.




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                                        My Nephew on Mother's Day 

      I have never had a nephew129, 
      Though I seemed an uncle to you. 
      But kids are unconditional130, 
      And there's no hint of guile131 in you. 

5     Why else would I be at dinner, 
      Unless I were your family? 
      Since I am quite a bit older, 
      I'm not your cousin, no sirree. 

   You played with me as if you had 
10 Known me for both of your two years; 
   Maybe you recognized me from 
   Ere132 this life of diapers and tears. 

   But maybe what you recognized 
   Most was my ancient longing to 
15 Have children, and knew I would feel 
   Better if I would play with you.




129
    Never. . . nephew: at the time of its writing in May 2008. However in July my first nephew was born.
130
    Kids.  . . unconditional:  children  have an unconditional  love,  able to love  and accept  anyone,  no matter  what the  
person's past. They have no expectations (at first) except to receive love in turn.
131
    Guile: deception
132
    Ere: before

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                                                  Memories of You 

      Hello again, another year's gone, 
      But my love for you has remained true. 
      Though time, winds, and rain can etch out stone, 
      They can't fade my memories of you. 

5     The adventures we shared when we were young, 
      The follies133 of our innocent days, 
      All of the meaningless words we once sung, 
      Maturing together our own ways, 

   The problems that loomed above like clouds 
10 Which we faced calling them funny shapes, 
   Our friendship's warmth found amidst cold crowds, 
   The relief of our narrow escapes134, 

   Departure's cruel sting burning our eyes 
   With all the salt from the ocean's deep 
15 As we were dispersed like a dream flies 
   Quickly from the mind wakened from sleep, 

   And all of the sacred times we've known 
   Have given my life deeper meaning. 
   As years vanish more friends come along, 
20 But on your shoulders I'm still leaning. 

      Though there may one day be a sad price 
      Paid in tears should one day our paths part, 
      You've taught me it's worth the sacrifice, 
      For friendship never dies in the heart. 

25 I may be far away from home now, 
   But you have remained a part of me. 
   My unfailing good luck charm, my Tao135, 
   Is the worth of your friendship to me. 


133
    Follies: mistakes
134
    Narrow escapes: the times we just barely managed to get out of a lot of trouble
135
    Tao: ultimate meaning of the universe and existence

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   In the thoughts that strengthen me each day, 
30 Gladdening my heart when I despair, 
   Your friendship will remain young always 
   Since to time and space love's unaware. 

   How I hope we can have the chance to 
   Share more memories in coming weeks. 
35 But if this wish is not to come true, 
   Then know what my heart sincerely seeks: 

   May you be blessed the entire year through, 
   Prospered, protected, and full of cheer. 
   Know that I dearly love and miss you. 
40 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.




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                                         My Next Planet 

      I've learned from my tragic mistakes, 
      As any good Deity136 should, 
      I'll sleep well, not testing patience; 
      I'm surprised how much it137 withstood. 

5     As I create my next planet, 
      Beauty will flourish all around,
      And nature will be undisturbed, 
      The animals all sane and sound. 

   No pollution will mar the sky,
10 So the stars can shine clearly through; 
   No poisons or radiation 
   Shall harm the beasts and soil anew. 

    No species will become extinct, 
   Nor shall landfills occlude138 the view. 
15 Trash won't make enormous islands;
   All will worship me with hearts true. 

   I created one world for man 
   Who was too ungrateful to care. 
   So, this one won't be corrupted, 
20 Since man won't be found anywhere.




136
    Deity: God
137
    It: His Patience
138
    Occlude: block; mar

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                                                Nepotism
                                                Snowy Temples

      My hair is changing colors now
      In the early onset of fall.
      See a few leaves on yonder bough139
      Don't have any pigment140 at all.

5     They're scattered here or there, so small
      That a naked eye never perceives
      Without a close study withal
      That autumn's kiss has graced the leaves.

   But just you wait, in no time flat
10 The discoloration will grow.
   It will bring such certainty that
   Everyone will be bound to know.

   But a few strands don't bother me
   With their teasing of winter's snow;
15 I could use a few more, truly,
   To garner141 more respect, you know.

   Everyone disdains142 my age,
   Though I seldom disdain their brain;
   They think I am a carte blanche143 page
20 Unmarked by fear, hurt, love, and pain.

      Indeed, I could use a few more
      To no longer be thought a boy;
      Snowy temples144 and salt galore

139
    Bough: limb
140
    Pigment: color
141
    garner: gain; earn
142
    disdains: looks down on
143
    carte blanche: completely clean and empty
144
    snowy temples: white hair around my temples

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                                        My Hair 

Brown grass windswept to the side 
Wherein the saving heat can hide 
Scarcely hiding the sun­baked earth. 
I've been cutting it since my birth.




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                                          Life's Unbathed Simplicity

      I grew up in other eras
      That had ended centuries past,
      In the days of jealous Heras
      And castles that were stoned, not glassed145.

5     All the honor I've ever had
      Came from King Arthur and his knights.
      Without my books, the world was bad—
      It's advertised by neon lights.

   Contemporary music aged
10 For a decade before I heard it146;
   And most of the new books I read
   Weren't so eloquently147 worded.

   I grew up chasing Robin Hood
   That I could be a Merry Man148.
15 I knew why Ivanhoe149 would brood.
   Oh, how I loved Maid Marian150!

   And life's unbathed simplicity151
   Known and loved from such older times
   Has made me useless completely,
20 In this world full of many crimes.




145
    castles. . . glassed: castles often did not have window panes
146
    Contemporary. . . it: I started exploring bands like Nirvana and the Smashing Pumpkins nearly ten years after the rest  
of my generation.
147
    eloquently: using very pretty language
148
    Merry Man: Robin Hood's band were the Merry Men.
149
    Ivanhoe: a knight of Anglo­Saxon heritage who was disowned by his father
150
    Maid Marian: Robin Hood's gal
151
    Life's unbathed simplicity: in those ages, they didn't see much need for bathing and such luxuries as we now embrace

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More Heresies From Iyan Igma

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  • 2. More Heresies From Iyan Igma
  • 3. Copyright 2008, 2009 by Iyan Igma 1st Edition, Condensed Published by Iyan Igma via CreateSpace.com in Scotts Valley, California ISBN: 144212816X EAN­13: 978­1442128163 This   work   is   licensed   under   the   Creative   Commons   Attribution­Noncommercial­No   Derivative Works 3.0 United States License. To view a copy of this license, visit  http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by­nc­nd/3.0/us/ or  send  a  letter  to  Creative  Commons,  171  Second  Street,  Suite  300,  San  Francisco,   California, 94105, USA. In a nutshell, you are allowed to make copies and distribute it as long as it is not altered   or done for commercial use, and as long as you give me credit. Consult the license for   further details. Please Note that this is a work of fiction. Any similarities to actual events or people is   coincidental, unless otherwise noted. Iyan Igma can be contacted through one of the following ways: ●http://stores.lulu.com/iyanigma ●www.iyanigma.com ●www.createspace.com
  • 4. To my mother, who gave me life, nurture, spankings, peanut   butter, plenty of air and dirt to play in, three sisters to beat me   up, trust, a name worthy to live up to, a heritage of perseverance   and overcoming, answers to a million questions, a love for the   oldies, reassurance despite my awkwardness and special toes,   love, and encouragement in my endeavours, especially writing.   I'll never really be able to tell you thank you, especially now   that you are allergic to chocolate. That lifetime supply I was   planning on giving you is out of the picture now. Thank you for   always wanting me to be happy and for encouraging me to be   the best, no matter what.
  • 5. A General Disclaimer to Prepare You for an Encounter with   Insanity. This was written in a transitional period of my life. One part of the work found me   going through a divorce. Another part found me coping with life and healing and evolving   emotionally. Yet another section found me experiencing the rapture of falling into love   again and discovering once more how magical it is to feel your heart race when someone   dear is near. Some of the biggest influences on this book are A. E. Housman, whose poems I read   and reread several times (hence the ABAB rhyme scheme found in many parts,) Life,   Dreams, and my Extranjera. This was written from March 2008 to January 2009 in   bursts and spurts. Concurrent with its writing, I was finalizing Repressed Memories, a 2nd  Edition of The Dementia, and writing several children's books—in addition to working,   attending college, dating, and programming, etc. Poems: 329 Fables & Short Stories: 15 Words: 90661
  • 6. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Assorted Dementia Poetry..................................................................................................16  Fantacism......................................................................................................................17 Mem'ry No Longer Avails.....................................................................................................17 Tracking Your Influences......................................................................................................19 Pummelos..............................................................................................................................21 Going to Pick My Switch......................................................................................................23 'Neath a Melancholy Moon...................................................................................................24 The Lunatic...........................................................................................................................25 Lost Perseids.........................................................................................................................26 Lagrimas................................................................................................................................27 Regar Con Lagrimas..............................................................................................................28 Ao Meditar............................................................................................................................29 March 19, 2008.....................................................................................................................31 Temperate Emotions..............................................................................................................32 Starlet Blossom.....................................................................................................................33 Where the Dawn Perspires....................................................................................................34 Little Ants............................................................................................................................35 'Neath a Shroud of Gray.......................................................................................................36 Bluebells on a Hill.................................................................................................................37 The First Sweet Grass of the Season.....................................................................................38 Primordial Rites....................................................................................................................40 Sentimental Aquifer..............................................................................................................41 to nowhere.............................................................................................................................43 Worn­out Bags of Care.........................................................................................................44 Catch Me Faithfully.............................................................................................................45 Dippers­Full in Slavery.........................................................................................................46 Freedom.................................................................................................................................47 Blue.......................................................................................................................................48 Tiny Hands............................................................................................................................49 Sand Art With My Son.........................................................................................................51 My Nephew on Mother's Day...............................................................................................53 Memories of You...................................................................................................................54 My Next Planet....................................................................................................................56  Nepotism........................................................................................................................57 Snowy Temples......................................................................................................................57 My Hair................................................................................................................................59 Life's Unbathed Simplicity...................................................................................................60 6
  • 7. More Heresies from Iyan Igma A Fit Gift..............................................................................................................................61 Mother's Voice......................................................................................................................63 Honor in Ages Past...............................................................................................................64 Too God­Awful Bad..............................................................................................................65 Reprimand Sarcastic Pride....................................................................................................66 Mindless Work......................................................................................................................67 Giroscopio..............................................................................................................................68 A.S.........................................................................................................................................69 De Facto Despot...................................................................................................................71 Sobre la Amistad...................................................................................................................72 Los Estandartes Tuyos..........................................................................................................73 Of Use...................................................................................................................................74 Another Week.......................................................................................................................75 I Defy Buddha......................................................................................................................76 Vingt­six...............................................................................................................................77 Rare Perfection Among Men.................................................................................................78 SWMLFTL..........................................................................................................................79 Egonym.................................................................................................................................80 A Flummoxed Compass.........................................................................................................81 Gran Fracaso.........................................................................................................................82 Lamaphite.............................................................................................................................83 Me Volviste Puercoespinos....................................................................................................84 Small Jaunts..........................................................................................................................85 strangers as strange as me.....................................................................................................86 I watched as you died............................................................................................................87  Realism..........................................................................................................................89 The First to Go......................................................................................................................89 Puesto del Sol del Paraíso.....................................................................................................90 Enmy.....................................................................................................................................91 This World of Mimes............................................................................................................92 Modestia...............................................................................................................................93 Codependent Happiness........................................................................................................94 Drenched, Hungry, Unemployed...........................................................................................95 Like Camping, But Colder.....................................................................................................96 To Mitigate the Rub..............................................................................................................97 You'll Be a Man....................................................................................................................99 Honor Graduate..................................................................................................................100 Life's Jack­in­the­Box.........................................................................................................101 Perseverance........................................................................................................................102 Intelligence's Curse..............................................................................................................103 Another One of Those Mornings.........................................................................................105 7
  • 8. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Paltry Reflections................................................................................................................106 Altruism Died with Christ..................................................................................................107 In Secrecy............................................................................................................................108  Despotism....................................................................................................................109 Lhasa...................................................................................................................................109 There's a Conservative Outside My Window......................................................................110 Theo­Tyranny......................................................................................................................112 Loony Duped Simpletons....................................................................................................113 Dear John............................................................................................................................114 Progress, They Call It..........................................................................................................115 A.B.S...................................................................................................................................116  Idealism.......................................................................................................................118 Let Wasted Years Be..........................................................................................................118 The State Within.................................................................................................................119 Integrity..............................................................................................................................120 Layers of Self­Mate Importance.........................................................................................121 Soul­Sightsee.......................................................................................................................123 Belief...................................................................................................................................124 That I AM...........................................................................................................................126 Life's Labours Ills...............................................................................................................127 Normalcy's Untrue..............................................................................................................128 Commonality.......................................................................................................................129 Deathbed Confession...........................................................................................................130 Salutary Anarchy................................................................................................................131 Meaningless Sex..................................................................................................................132  /* Love.c......................................................................................................................133  Optimism.....................................................................................................................135 Wintry Days In Hell...........................................................................................................135 Each Crazy Woman............................................................................................................136 The Amputee.......................................................................................................................137 Exus....................................................................................................................................138 While You May...................................................................................................................139 Going Off to Dream............................................................................................................140 Who You Are.......................................................................................................................141 Worth Your Weight in Chocolate.......................................................................................142 My Lover's API..................................................................................................................143 Weight Loss........................................................................................................................144 My Comfy Placenta.............................................................................................................145 On Demolishing Alarms......................................................................................................146 The Bairn's Vast Energy.....................................................................................................147 Hermits................................................................................................................................148 8
  • 9. More Heresies from Iyan Igma ¡Aguas!................................................................................................................................149 Lunar Cycle Love................................................................................................................150 More Worthless Tin............................................................................................................151 Pollinated Cars....................................................................................................................152 Incest's Stigma....................................................................................................................153 Esquilo Na Vida Pasada.....................................................................................................154 Neelie Kroes........................................................................................................................155 Juvenile Lobotomy..............................................................................................................156 Like the Dickens.................................................................................................................157 If Her Dentures Weren't New............................................................................................158 A Horse...............................................................................................................................159 Aaron Is So Stupid..............................................................................................................160 To Quote Bobby...................................................................................................................161 The Rapist...........................................................................................................................162 Brute Hedonism..................................................................................................................163 Every Soothing Iniquity......................................................................................................164 Your Sweetest Taboo...........................................................................................................165 Flings Before.......................................................................................................................166  Romanticism................................................................................................................167 Garden Variety Guy............................................................................................................167 Burning Beauty Across the Sky..........................................................................................169 The Sweetest Salve..............................................................................................................170 El Zancudo y Tú.................................................................................................................172 Helenic.................................................................................................................................174 Paradise Riven....................................................................................................................175 Scorching Epiphanies..........................................................................................................176 Paedomisia..........................................................................................................................177 Materialism in Perspective..................................................................................................179 Love's Martyr......................................................................................................................180 Since Your Decision Was Resolute.....................................................................................181 Gorgon Tears.......................................................................................................................182 Poetic Justice.......................................................................................................................183 Make Canis Majoris Dim....................................................................................................184 Unfettered and Unbound...................................................................................................185 better to suicide...................................................................................................................186 Not My Nothingness..........................................................................................................187 Muito Obrigado...................................................................................................................189 Grieve Not the Harvests Past.............................................................................................190 Bathsheba............................................................................................................................191 By Your Pleasured Smile.....................................................................................................192 Wenugichasum....................................................................................................................193 9
  • 10. More Heresies from Iyan Igma naked always.......................................................................................................................194 Feeble With Strong Rapport...............................................................................................195 El Vicio de Amor.................................................................................................................196 Just Ordinary Sers...............................................................................................................197 And For Dulcinea...............................................................................................................198 Blinks..................................................................................................................................199 Our Paths Tend to Diverge.................................................................................................200 To Coax Me from the Bush.................................................................................................201 When No One Can See........................................................................................................202 What Easy Lies..................................................................................................................203 Ficklety...............................................................................................................................204 A Meaningless Butterfly Atop............................................................................................205 Dead Joy.............................................................................................................................206 Self Mutilation...................................................................................................................207 The Lack Thereof.................................................................................................................208 Useless Reciprocation..........................................................................................................209 As Nebuchadnezzar............................................................................................................210 A Cardiologist.....................................................................................................................211 Of the Passion That Once Was Ours...................................................................................212 Having Whet Curiosity.......................................................................................................213 From Pearl to Powder.........................................................................................................214 One Precious Songbird.........................................................................................................215 Pity Other Men...................................................................................................................217 In Intimate Moments..........................................................................................................218 Never Told...........................................................................................................................220  As the Thornbirds........................................................................................................221 Obelisk at Babel..................................................................................................................222 Five and Twenty.................................................................................................................223 This Skeleton Who Wears My Clothes................................................................................225 Eviscerated Lobes...............................................................................................................226 Lo Merezco.........................................................................................................................227 Maldita Juventud...............................................................................................................228 Natural Causes....................................................................................................................229 Lake of Love's Brimstone....................................................................................................230  Dysphemism.................................................................................................................231 On Loves True Essence........................................................................................................231 This Rag..............................................................................................................................232 The Lady of Cofitachequi....................................................................................................234 The Relic of His Love..........................................................................................................236 Sailor Boy............................................................................................................................237 The Ring's Vow...................................................................................................................238 10
  • 11. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Apple Scented Death...........................................................................................................239 Across the Thatch................................................................................................................241 A Metallic Girl....................................................................................................................242 Vibrant Life........................................................................................................................244 Yonder Hollows of Eden.....................................................................................................246 When I Loved You..............................................................................................................247 The One with Whom I Now Lay........................................................................................248 Their Anniversary................................................................................................................249  Pessimism.....................................................................................................................250 Ao Morrer............................................................................................................................250 Transient Gleam..................................................................................................................251 Omens with a Simple Touch................................................................................................252 On the Bed Where We Loved.............................................................................................253 Lonely Tree..........................................................................................................................255 A Miracle Too Soon Gone...................................................................................................258 I Walk These Lonely Hills..................................................................................................260 Sop of Saving Bread............................................................................................................262 At Yuletide..........................................................................................................................263 Merry Philia........................................................................................................................269 Licit to Live........................................................................................................................271 True Thanksgiving...............................................................................................................272 Lover's Leap........................................................................................................................274 Holocaustic Future.............................................................................................................276 The Last of the Free Roam Tigers.......................................................................................278 The Prodigal Sin..................................................................................................................280 Vigilante Justice..................................................................................................................282 Lack of Perception..............................................................................................................283 Alimentar Os Tuburőes........................................................................................................284 Safely Sepultado..................................................................................................................285 The Coopersmith..................................................................................................................286 To Look Past Your Psychopathy.........................................................................................287 Midnight Reprieve..............................................................................................................288 Guilt....................................................................................................................................289 Distant Fields of Heather...................................................................................................292 Still Space Left for Me........................................................................................................295 Enlisted Suicide...................................................................................................................296 beautiful demise..................................................................................................................297 Hands That Bless and Do No Harm...................................................................................298 Croatoan..............................................................................................................................300 Mongol Steppes...................................................................................................................303 Her Voice.............................................................................................................................311 11
  • 12. More Heresies from Iyan Igma La Extranjera....................................................................................328  Fresh Obsidian.............................................................................................................329  The Heart is Clairvoyant.............................................................................................330  Subtle Missteps...........................................................................................................331  Intricate Porcelain.......................................................................................................332  Em Sonhos...................................................................................................................333  My Favorite Author....................................................................................................334  Ostra............................................................................................................................335  Sensual Bites...............................................................................................................336  On Chopsticks..............................................................................................................337  Nothing is so Aesthetic................................................................................................338  With New Luster........................................................................................................339  Risonanza....................................................................................................................340  Sunset Frames.............................................................................................................341  Eliciting Electricity.....................................................................................................342  Rechristened.................................................................................................................343  Fields of Spring...........................................................................................................345  Obeisance.....................................................................................................................346  Pela Luna....................................................................................................................348  Supernoval Light.........................................................................................................349  Corozonal Jardin.........................................................................................................350  False Decency..............................................................................................................351  The Winter Beguiled....................................................................................................353  Soy Tu Girasol.............................................................................................................354  Sweet Improbabilities..................................................................................................355  Love's Germination......................................................................................................356  Perennials....................................................................................................................358  Probably Paraphilia.....................................................................................................359  From Silence and In Between.....................................................................................360  Further.........................................................................................................................361  Anjo.............................................................................................................................363  Living Feicui...............................................................................................................365  Pièce de Résistance......................................................................................................366  Mei Beautiful..............................................................................................................367  Learning Endless Wonders.........................................................................................368  i....................................................................................................................................369  The Fireflies.................................................................................................................370 12
  • 13. More Heresies from Iyan Igma  Cada Noche..................................................................................................................371  Alien to Me..................................................................................................................372  Pleasing Cascades........................................................................................................373  Movement is Relative..................................................................................................374  Femme Fatal Attraction.............................................................................................375  One Sublime Creation..................................................................................................376  The Birthday of an Angel............................................................................................377  Uma Coisa Mais..........................................................................................................379  Slumbering St. Elmo's Fire..........................................................................................380  See Your Sunlight Shine..............................................................................................381  Crafted Perfectly.........................................................................................................382  Igneous Love...............................................................................................................383  Asexual Embrace.........................................................................................................384  Doce Darme Por Vencido............................................................................................385  Your Kiln.....................................................................................................................386  V.S.O...........................................................................................................................387  Faded Epitaphs...........................................................................................................388  Highest Expression of Love........................................................................................389  Jinghism.......................................................................................................................390  Lo Que Sea...................................................................................................................392  Like Each Day Was a Gift.........................................................................................393  Lo Haré........................................................................................................................394  Sunshine in a Season of Discontent............................................................................396  The Missing Link........................................................................................................397  Unconventional, But Not Bizarre..............................................................................398  This Way.....................................................................................................................399  Without a Purpose......................................................................................................401  Mais Do Meu Ser........................................................................................................402  I Beseech Thee.............................................................................................................403  No Hope to Shine........................................................................................................404  Per Buddhist Maxims..................................................................................................405  Tradition's stronger than logic.....................................................................................407  Ne'er Separated............................................................................................................408  Heart in Return...........................................................................................................409  The Ambrosia of Blissful Moments.............................................................................410  Consecrated in Devotion.............................................................................................412  Like Atlas....................................................................................................................414  Through Matted Tresses..............................................................................................416 13
  • 14. More Heresies from Iyan Igma  Secretly Awaited.........................................................................................................417  Visage of Serenity........................................................................................................418  Meditation in an Embrace..........................................................................................419  Ever So Slightly...........................................................................................................420  Over and Anew............................................................................................................421 My Sun..............................................................................................422  A Happy Home............................................................................................................423  Lost..............................................................................................................................424  My Tears Melt.............................................................................................................425  I Blame Myself............................................................................................................426  Chin Up.......................................................................................................................427  School...........................................................................................................................428  I Stayed with Momma................................................................................................429  How Could I Not Love You?......................................................................................430  Which One...................................................................................................................431  He's Just Not Dad.......................................................................................................432  All Confused................................................................................................................433  Someone Else...............................................................................................................434  Forgiven.......................................................................................................................435  A New Family.............................................................................................................436  Stay..............................................................................................................................437  A Walk........................................................................................................................438  My Sun........................................................................................................................439  All Right......................................................................................................................440 Short Stories, Fables, and Their Ilk...................................................441  The Lamb and the Ewe...............................................................................................442  Field Mouse.................................................................................................................443  Cottontail....................................................................................................................444  The Naked Mole Rat and the Bat...............................................................................445  The Kangaroo and the Horse.......................................................................................446  Spider and Wasp.........................................................................................................448  Meerkat and Magpie...................................................................................................450  The Pouch....................................................................................................................452  Platypus.......................................................................................................................454  The Pachyderm Who Forgave.....................................................................................457  The Flamingo...............................................................................................................459  Am I Dreaming?..........................................................................................................460 14
  • 15. More Heresies from Iyan Igma  Rustic Sense.................................................................................................................462  The First Murder.........................................................................................................469  Absolution...................................................................................................................477 Author's Notes...................................................................................486  Translations.................................................................................................................506 Lo Merezco (I Deserve It)...................................................................................................506 Who You Are (Quien Eres)..................................................................................................507  About the Author........................................................................................................508 15
  • 17. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Fantacism Mem'ry No Longer Avails I travel alone winding trails That I'm certain I've trod before, But mem'ry no longer avails1. The past's paths are myths, legends, lore, 5 And stories I would fain2 believe Were I not wary3 of the snare; For confusion and fact do cleave4 Like fresh lovers watched unaware. Now, I know not what I should trust, 10 Since man's mortal, and love is frail5. But is it wrong to love a lie When real history'd be a hell? I can see how I would have crossed Through the leaves and over the ridge 15 To see the imagined sights lost By entering the covered bridge6. I see myself wrapped up in bliss, Her hair and dress flowing, twirling, And 'neath the ridge we wait and kiss, 20 Hidden to the world that's whirling. We separate. I'll come again To see her, my heart's decided. Why lose her to another man? In deception, I'll be prided. 1 avails: works; functions 2 fain: gladly 3 wary: cautious 4 cleave: stick to one another; intertwine themselves 5 frail: weak; fragile; easily broken 6 crossed. . . bridge: He could wander from the path to see what's over the ridge, or stay on it and cross a covered bridge 17
  • 18. More Heresies from Iyan Igma 25 Look how I am covering up The evidence of my coming. Surely that7 must be why I feel So compelled8 to break out running, Certain as a groundhog's senses 30 That spring is shortly due to be. I run to her, but find fences. Sorrow streams alluvially9. Once more to the path I return, Quite uncertain what is real. 35 Why can fantasy make me burn, Confounding the ways that I feel? Why can't life be hon'rable as Fleeting dreams prematurely dead? It fails, despite the time it has10, 40 So I'll prefer to dream instead. I can make up my destinies, No matter what I've been slated; When reality mutinies11, I can muse, like it's been fated. 45 For only safe within my dreams Can I ever be satisfied, For what is man? Truly, it seems, Misery till the day he's died.  7 that: the memory of crossing the ridge, meeting the girl, and covering his tracks 8 compelled: urged 9 alluvially: referring to the alluvial plane or fan; a watershed 10 It fails. . . has: we spend so much time in a disappointing reality 11 Mutinies: rebels 18
  • 19. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Tracking Your Influences I can see where your paw prints lay As lazy as sleeping cattle; You left them in the sand one day After the rain's recent battle. 5 By such deluges12 freshly strewn, The sand was begging to be trod; Its past impressions picayune13 And temp'rary will have no laud14. You're all I see in silica15, 10 Joining a collection of tracks In this woodland basilica16 That droppings as well scarcely lacks. Amid desperate survival, I can just make out the faint signs, 15 Left long ere17 the land grew nival18, Of passers through my copse 19of pines. By some means they have persevered The erosive forces of time, Perchance 'cause their impact endeared 20 Them, or their acts were much maligned20. Regardless, they're but faint mem'ries, Unlike the lunar footprints found That will last through eternities, 12 deluges: floods 13 picayune: tiny; insignificant 14 laud: glory; praise 15 silica: the principal ingredient in sand 16 basilica: a grand place of worship 17 ere: before 18 nival: snowy 19 copse: group of trees; forest 20 maligned: wicked; abusive 19
  • 20. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Long after I cease to be 'round. 20
  • 21. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Pummelos  Pummelos21, with their citric smell,  Make me live in memories past  When I was still a little child  With no hopes innocence would last, 5 Nor a hope Christmas would bring  The coveted22 toys of all the rest.  A pummelo was my present then,  And I considered myself blest.  My family gathered around me and  10 The well­adorned, emblazoned23 tree, Whose twinkling lights are like the souls  Of those passing in and out of humanity.  I was hardened by poverty, death,  Friendlessness, and low self­esteem,  15 So any gifts beyond the pummelo  Would be a suspicious dream.  The surreal24 chanced as, awkwardly, I accepted some stranger's gift  Out of the box on the doorstep  20 Left in hopes our spirits to lift.  The whatnots animated25 us,  According to our childish nature,  But proved a bit unsettling to  My pride strong and mature.  25 How dare they think us poor?  They needn't think; it was the truth.  How is it I ruined their efforts  21 Pummelos: citrus fruits from Southeast Asia that are slightly bigger than grapefruit 22 Coveted: lusted after; much desired 23 Emblazoned: garishly decorated 24 Surreal: impossible and dream­like; (referring here to receiving more gifts) 25 Animated: excited 21
  • 22. More Heresies from Iyan Igma With feelings wild and uncouth26?   How is it the cherished present  30 Was one I'd resigned27 myself to,  While such trinkets as I'd wanted  Became meaningless anew28?  I sat and slowly ate my pummelo, And its tartness has stayed with me  35 And caused me to resent29 gifts given  For sympathy of my poverty.  The years have died like many men, But, unlike men, will not come back, But remind me when I had naught 30 40 There was nothing that I did lack. 26 Uncouth: ungrateful; immoral; contrary to what's proper 27 Resigned: sorrowfully accepted 28 Anew: again 29 Resent: despise; hate 30 Naught: nothing 22
  • 23. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Going to Pick My Switch  I went to the sassafras tree31;  With every step my feet were lead,  Knowing, should I not return soon,  There would be even more to dread.  5 With tears streaming down my face  Like a mountain thawing in Spring,  My moistened eyes tried to decide  Which vessel of pain I'd bring  Back for a well­deserved switching,  10 Though this32 seemed punishment plenty.  Why make a child pick their own doom?  I thought as a cognoscenti33 Of switches, which one shall I pick ? A skinny, limber limb that stings?  15 But if it breaks, I shall return  To pick and face more swats and swings.  I don't want to get one too wide,  But which is a suitable size?  The one I picked seemed far too big; 20 I tried not to think of the cries  That I would yelp, unless I could  Find the strength to bite back the pain.  But if I masked how much it hurt,  I might have to pick one again,  25 Since it was not enough to teach  Me the ills of sin the hard way.  Maybe they thought picking switches  Was the worst torture anyway. 31 Sassafras tree: a North American tree whose roots were once used to make root beer 32 This: the mere picking of the switch 33 Cognoscenti: expert; connoisseur 23
  • 24. More Heresies from Iyan Igma 'Neath a Melancholy Moon  I never want to see the moon  As depressed as I am tonight,  For it would but add to my gloom  To be bathed in a blue moon's light.  5 'Tis better that it hides its face,  Since I could never bear to see  The only friend who can solace34  Feeling lost and melancholy35.  For it would remind me of the tears  10 That lunar rays have only known  And the confessions of my fears  I've given to the moon alone.  Its light to others may be pale,  But it enlightens me. It's warm.  15 It's the only friend, as well,  Who's never done me any harm.  34 Solace: to comfort 35 Melancholy: sad 24
  • 25. More Heresies from Iyan Igma The Lunatic  The moon is calling out to me  To venture out into the night,  Leaving the comforts of my home  To dance beneath its surreal36 light.  5 The same force that crazes the tide  Pulls me out of my chair to see  The reason the night is glowing  And my emotions haunt eerily37.  I can see why brujas38 dance naked  10 To tan themselves in arcane39 rays  And soak in the tumultuous power,  Since the moon's melody plays  Immutably40 within my breast,  And I'm about to lose control.  15 My emotions are billowing,  And anxiety pounds my soul.  Surely there'd be no one to see,  Save spirits no longer entombed  By flesh as wild and brash as mine  20 That by the moon's strong tug is doomed.  Why can't I mind the things I say,  Why is my mood so sombre41 now?  The moon tells me I'll stay this way  Until I dance my feelings out. 36 Surreal: otherworldly; unnatural 37 Eerily: spookily; bizarrely 38 Brujas: witches 39 Arcane: pertaining to dark magic; witchy 40 Immutably: constantly; also a pun on mute—meaning it can't be silenced 41 Sombre: dark; melancholy 25
  • 26. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Lost Perseids  Perseids42, you've missed me again,  One more August you've sought my face.  Disappointment distraught you, so  You painted anguish across space.   5 As for me, I arose despaired  That I'd slept through our rendezvous43.  But what are meteors compared  To tangible44 yet hitherto  Elusive dreams my heart sought out,  10 Rendering past years meaningless  Since I've nothing to show for them  Besides fret fraught45 with loneliness?  Still, the Perseids eluding me  Are like the passing streaks of hope  15 That with momentary brilliance  Hie46 into oblivion's scope. 42 Perseids: one of the most common meteor showers known to earth 43 Rendezvous: meeting 44 Tangible: touchable 45 Fraught: loaded with; full of 46 Hie: go 26
  • 27. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Lagrimas Sometimes I close the curtains drawn47 To shade my irritated eyes From twilight, noonday sun, and dawn, And the joy that the light belies48. 5 With my curtains and shutters closed, I wash the windows of my soul; I'd washed them not, were I exposed, Lest hypocrites come to console49. Indeed, no one should see just how 10 Vulnerable I am washing Them in the darkness and shadow With my salty buckets sloshing. Thus I defy optimism— The light that would have me believe 15 That to not preach idealism Would be quite absurd and naïve, That should I block out its bright light E'en temporarily, 'twould be Useless. It misconstrues50 my plight51 20 Since its very brilliance shows me The specks and smudges and smears that Caused me to wash in the first place. It's time to draw the curtains back, Since manhood can now show its face.  47 Drawn: previously opened 48 Belies: deceptively announces 49 Console: comfort 50 Misconstrues: misrepresents 51 Plight: unpleasant situation; dilemma 27
  • 28. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Regar Con Lagrimas I've found a purpose for my tears, Since they have found that I have none. They can bring drooping flowers cheers, As leaves transpire52 beneath the sun. 5 I could water the soft blossoms Since there's moisture enough to spare Where my soul drowns in my bosom Without air or the faintest prayer. The tears are flowing warm and free, 10 And my only fear is I'll kill Them53 because they're54 so salty And a deluge55 on them56 would spill. 52 Transpire: leaves lose water (sweat) through small openings (stoma) on the bottom of the leaves 53 Them: the flowers 54 They're: the tears 55 Deluge: flood 56 Them: the blossoms 28
  • 29. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Ao Meditar I lie still and levitating57 In a spring field serene58 and mild. The gentle breeze is quite sedating; My head rests on a tuft of cloud. 5 Tall grasses, wheat, and rye stretch up; They've tickled my fancy for hours. A spattering of buttercups, Purple pieces of wildflowers, Bedraggled dandelion whelps59, 10 And blossomed blackberry brambles Provide the reverence60 that helps My mind focus as it ambles.61 No part of my body touches Another—no pressure or pain. 15 The warm sun's eager paintbrushes Envision my face. A refrain Of boisterous birds is muted Like butterfly wings flying by And the white tails62, who are suited 20 To let meditating men lie63. There is no sound that I can hear, Nor the witnessing goldenrods64 That line the trees on all sides clear To the horizon and the gods. 57 levitating: floating 58 serene: peaceful 59 whelps: children 60 reverence: respectful awe marked by silence 61 ambles: wanders about 62 white tails: white tail deer 63 To let. . . lie: a play on the adage, “let sleeping dogs lie.” 64 Nor. . . goldenrods: the onlooking goldenrods don't hear anything, either. 29
  • 30. More Heresies from Iyan Igma 25 I've pushed allergens65 far from thought So that they cannot afflict me. I'm cool and tranquil, though I've fought, As the stream tarrying to see What's not seen in a century, 30 A wonder worthy of old Greece, Such a peculiar oddity— Me, finally resting in peace.  65 allergens: representing the ills of life 30
  • 31. More Heresies from Iyan Igma March 19, 2008 Azaleas in purples and pinks And strange reds, grass and clover shag, Lil' white and purple forbs66, me thinks, Are enjoying their time to brag. 5 Dead chlorophyll leaves are bleeding In the green yard haphazardly; The fat squirrels themselves are treating, Since still now occasionally Stray pecans continue falling 10 When the wind roars; they eat haply In between limbs that had nothing Better to do than fall gaily67,  'Sif they were in love with any  Passing wind. To me 'tis beauty,  15 And the dogwood blossoms agree.  It's68 undisturbed, as it should be.  66 forbs: wildflowers 67 Gaily: happily; carefree 68 It's: nature is 31
  • 32. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Temperate Emotions There's blithe69 relief now in the air, For the sorrow of the drought's gone. It's been so long since the snare Drum of rain and the woodwinds blown 5 And the melodic tuba of Thunder have been heard in these parts. Aye70, spring's enjoyed not just for love, Which gladdens and deceives the hearts Of many a spry lad and lass 10 And creatures stung by love's potions, But moreso for the storms that pass— The weather guides our emotions. 69 blithe: happy 70 Aye: yes 32
  • 33. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Starlet Blossom Why weep ye? This flower was made So that it could be picked and die; The starlet71 blossom's not afraid. The same shall pass to you and I. 5 Death meets even its brethren buds By bugs, pests, or inclement climes72, Like those who've cast their petal duds Early, in season, or betimes73— Just like those that lay on the ground, 10 A pile of mush and rotten things, And those withered74 where stems abound. Don't you know we're all just playthings?   71 starlet: a rising star, used as a description of up and coming actresses 72 inclement climes: bad weather 73 betimes: soon 74 withered: dried up; shriveled up 33
  • 34. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Where the Dawn Perspires Each night the spiders craft their webs Slinging silk through the starlit skies. Gossamer75 glistens when night ebbs76, And the world wakes to pursue lies. 5 The arachnids' fishing nets span From tree limb to bush leaf through air. As blindly as only men can, I walk wrecking what's wrought77 with care. You'd think I'd learn every morning 10 To watch for their sticky trip wires That glimmer when light's adorning Rays shine on where the dawn perspires. You'd think they'd learn to build elsewhere, Since I'll pass through the path each day. 15 If they built higher than my hair, We would peaceably share the way78. They'll build in vain till they die; Surely their spoils must justify What's gone in the blink of an eye. 20 We're alike, this spider and I. Its web's a monument to me, A frail thing which soon passes on, Hoping to serve out its purpose Before an instant finds it gone. 75 Gossamer: silken strands 76 When the night ebbs: fades away into day 77 Wrought: crafted; created 78 Way: path 34
  • 35. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Little Ants  Little ants, why hustle so?  What urgency do you feel?  Do panic and stress rule you,  Or do you find life's ideal?  5 What irrationality  Do you share with humankind?  Or are you free and focused,  Keeping simple truths in mind?  Is instinct idealistic  10 And pure practicality  Uncomplicated by the  Mistruths of humanity? 35
  • 36. More Heresies from Iyan Igma 'Neath a Shroud of Gray  With stealth the orange sight is flitting  Like a drunken angel weary  In short bursts higher on the wind  Gusting 'neath heav'ns painted eerie,  5 Was its sign their79 grim demeanor80,  For they brood overcast and grave81?  Or is it simply wary82 of  The chilly way the skies behave?  Would83 I could accompany you  10 To where you flee with good reason!  Winter's dirges84 sound while flees the  Last butterfly of the season. 79 Their: the clouds' 80 Demeanor: behavior 81 Grave: serious 82 Wary: cautious 83 Would: I wish that 84 Dirges: sad songs 36
  • 37. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Bluebells on a Hill  A bunch of bluebells on a hill  Overlooks me where I walk  Listening to the birds and wind  As they chirp, tweet, squawk, and talk.  5 I fear that they85 once were daisies,  But I have made them depressed.  They'd curdle, were they buttercups;  Roses would bleed like my chest.  But no matter what breed they were,  10 They've taken part of my pain86.  I once thought flowers were petty87,  But 'tis I, not them, who's vain88.  85 They: the bluebells 86 Taken...pain: cheered me up 87 Petty: unimportant; trifling really 88 Vain: useless 37
  • 38. More Heresies from Iyan Igma The First Sweet Grass of the Season  It calls to me with tempting words,  Begging my teeth to masticate89  And feel the fibers fill my mouth  As its juice makes me salivate.  5 And all it does to bid me this  Is sunburn in a field of spring Invoking a spell of mem'ry  Long dusty of once winnowing  The chaff90 from this abundant weed  10 That I was forbidden to chew.  I hesitate somehow restrained,  Knowing what one my age should do.  Perhaps it's just to prove a point,  But I cross to the field's red patch,  15 Pluck a stalk, clean it, and try not  To think of germs or what might hatch.  I want this moment raw and wild,  Like the millions had as a boy.  The first sweet grass of the season  20 Nonetheless fails to give me joy.  I doubt it's because its taste's changed,  Though it's nothing like in childhood.  For worry hinders91 enjoying  The simple pleasures a child would.  25 Though it's a tart92 and pulpy mess,  I chew more as a reminder  Of the times when I truly lived.  89 Masticate: although it sounds like a bad word, it means “chew” 90 Winnowing the chaff: removing the grains from the stalk 91 Hinders: interferes with; blocks 92 Tart: sour; bitter 38
  • 39. More Heresies from Iyan Igma The taste's sour; nostalgia's93 kinder. 93 Nostalgia: the bittersweet memories of happier times we cannot reclaim 39
  • 40. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Primordial Rites  The torrents94 have left their mark here,  As mud puddles and ditches show.  The oils slip by past battered grass;  Debris's amazed how fast it flows.  5 I walk along admiring floods  Like others seek out Christmas lights,  Enthralled95 to see creeks overflow  In nature's primordial rites96.  When not splashing, I walk on curbs  10 As if I could relive childhood  By trying not to fall off now,  Walking whithersoe'er I would.  This past spring the pollen's gold dust  Dyed the rushing flood waters green,  15 Restoring natural colours  Back to afflicted living things.  But now 'tis fall and the brown grass  Is littered with wet clumps of snow  Where cotton's escaped from the trucks,  20 Littering the roadsides below. 94 Torrents: heavy rains 95 Enthralled: fascinated 96 Natures. . . rites: one of the earliest rites, or ceremonies, of nature was to wash itself clean 40
  • 41. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Sentimental Aquifer  I'm pouring out my heart and soul  Like pungent97, curdled buttermilk,  Watching clabber98 splatter splutter,  Trying oblivion to bilk99,  5 Watching the final drops spill out  Like worms' newly created silk100,  As I attain catharsis 101 And its sentimental ilk102.  As transient103 wonders disappear  10 Like stealthy, paranoid does104 Through an overgrown forest,  I wonder where it all goes?  Is there some kind of aquifer105 That our emotions feed into?  15 Do they merely evaporate?  Are they teleported106 to you  By the wormhole107 of feeling  That can connect any two  Beings with basis for empathy, 20 Since their lives are déjà vu108?  97 Pungent: foul­smelling (not to be confused with fowl­smelling) 98 Clabber: the chunks in sour milk 99 Bilk: frustrate; beat 100 Worm. . . silk:  silk is created from the cocoons of the Bombyx mori moth. 101 Catharsis: an emotional release 102 Ilk: kith and kin; relatives 103 Transient: passing; fleeting; momentary 104 Does: female deer 105 Aquifer: subterranean river 106 Teleported: transported instantaneously through the space­time continuum 107 Wormhole: a shortcut through two places in the space­time continuum; a really narrow cave 108 déjà vu: the feeling of having already experienced something that you're doing for the first time 41
  • 42. More Heresies from Iyan Igma What's the point of creating majesty  That's perished before it's spoken?  What's the point in having a soul  When in life it's only broken? 42
  • 43. More Heresies from Iyan Igma to nowhere the steps lead off to nowhere like a precipice to paradise hidden because we cannot see with our pathetic mortal eyes 5 that stepping off to nothingness we're buoyed by paths set long before to take us to our potential if life's illusions we ignore  43
  • 44. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Worn­out Bags of Care I'm leaving my bags right here and now; I'll fly away with them behind. And where I go I'll be nude Without the emotional clothes of the mind. 5 The toiletries I was using Were chemicals toxic to my well­being, And the glasses doffed109 and packed away Had prescriptions for not seeing. As I take off lighter than air 10 Without worn­out bags of care, The world's been renewed in beauty, And I am ready for love's affairs. My soul's been healed, and I'll fret110 not, For doing so stymies111 my growth. 15 I'll cherish new love and lasting peace. How could I live without them both? 109 Doffed: taken off 110 Fret: worry 111 Stymies: hinders; stops; impedes 44
  • 45. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Catch Me Faithfully I am learning now how to fall, No longer paralyzed by fear, Which has sustained me. After all, I had thought the ground was so drear112. 5 So I kept flapping wearily For so long, not realizing That to fall was just to be free, Since I'd ne'er make the horizon. Why set out on a senseless dream, 10 Chasing what you can never catch? The horizon moves, water gleams, And happiness will never hatch Should I never incubate113 it. To fly forever's suicide. 15 Labors should not be infinite114, Despite our lofty goals and pride. And so I fall with eyes wide closed,   Free at last of cumbersome115 stress;   I heal at rest, and nothing goads116—  20 Relaxing's my greatest success.    The stress had kept me in the air,  Since it had never dawned on me  That the whole time something was there  Waiting to catch me faithfully. 112 Drear: loathsome and depressing and horrible 113 Incubate: keep warm, as a bird does sitting on its eggs 114 Infinite: without an end 115 Cumbersome: bothersome 116 Goads: nags; annoys 45
  • 46. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Dippers­Full in Slavery My wrists and ankles are still sore From the shackles117 that ate my flesh, But I'm not tortured anymore, I'm not caged in wire and mesh. 5 I've run so far to chase this dream, And should I die wearily here, Emancipated118 like this stream, The last moments would be so dear, Healing all tragedies since birth, 10 All bludgeonings119 and knavery120. A drop of water free's worth All the dippers full in slav'ry. 117 Shackles: metal bands used to restrain hands and/or feet 118 Emancipated: freed from slavery 119 Bludgeonings: severe beatings 120 Knavery: the villainous acts that have been done to this person 46
  • 47. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Freedom  A slight breeze on a warm spring day  Seeing several paths and going any way  Happiness and smiles across your face  To go and do most any place  47
  • 48. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Blue  “Mommy dearest, tell me true,  Why are the sky and ocean blue? ” “They reflect blue light, For they're glad at the sight  5 Of smiling little you121.” 121 Reflect...you: It seemed obvious to me when I read it, but others didn't quite understand what I meant. The skies cannot   be sad when they see you, so they can't absorb blue light, which is why they are blue. 48
  • 49. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Tiny Hands The oaks and pines are all around. There's humus carpeting the ground. An autumn breeze blows on the dusk Where serenity has been found. 5 The last calls of departing birds Bid adieu to the cricket strings. A tiny one is flying now Without using feathery wings. She burbles122, tiny hand in mine, 10 Warm and full of innocent life. Her other hand is held fast in The petite grasp of my sweet wife. She is a marvel like a seed, So small, yet what will her impact be? 15 She's the glue our marriage did need. She loves unconditionally. She looks up like stargazers do Awed to see heaven watching them. She tells me, "Daddy, I love you," 20 And my spirit can't help but grin. She's caught up in a whirlwind hug, And she giggles while I squeeze. My eyes bid her while she's held snug, "Stay this precious forever, please." 25 Her pure soul senses what I seek; Her eternity understands. She reassures me as my cheek Is caressed by angelic hands. Such tiny hands, and yet they bless, 30 Wielding a power more profound Than weapons forged in man's darkness, 122 Burbles: makes laughing, joyous noises 49
  • 50. More Heresies from Iyan Igma For in them all my hope is found. 50
  • 51. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Sand Art With My Son The sand dunes in the sunset hues Are discolored and interspersed123 By wild oat grasses and bushes Who've come to quench a salty thirst 5 And sun tan in the ocean breeze, Called by the same force as I To gaze off a green forever Where the Sargasso124 meets the sky. And in the sliver of horizon, 10 Which proves to man the earth is round, Is seen the truth man won't accept: It's only now that life is found. So what am I doing right now To make use of my only one125? 15 I'm standing on these sand dunes Creating unique sand art with my son.126 The flows are marking silica127 Where I teach him to write his name. He's too young to know better, 20 And I am dispossessed of shame. The sea gulls stare at our shadows Stretching out like tentacles behind. The crabs welcome the distraction128, And Mother Nature does not mind. 25 And when he's old and full of years 123 Interspersed: scattered with 124 Sargasso:  the Sargasso Sea is a relatively calm body of water in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. The Gulf   Current, et al, encircle it. It is known as a place of St. Elmo's fire and merpeople. 125 Only one: only moment, since this is the only second that counts 126 Son: for full disclosure, I do not have a son, as of this writing 127 Silica: the principal component of sand 128 Distraction: causing the seagulls to leave temporarily so that the crabs might find refuge, a hiding place. 51
  • 52. More Heresies from Iyan Igma And his beard's gray, and I am gone, He'll think of making sand art here And will fill young and not alone. 52
  • 53. More Heresies from Iyan Igma My Nephew on Mother's Day  I have never had a nephew129,  Though I seemed an uncle to you.  But kids are unconditional130,  And there's no hint of guile131 in you.  5 Why else would I be at dinner,  Unless I were your family?  Since I am quite a bit older,  I'm not your cousin, no sirree.  You played with me as if you had  10 Known me for both of your two years;  Maybe you recognized me from  Ere132 this life of diapers and tears.  But maybe what you recognized  Most was my ancient longing to  15 Have children, and knew I would feel  Better if I would play with you. 129 Never. . . nephew: at the time of its writing in May 2008. However in July my first nephew was born. 130 Kids.  . . unconditional:  children  have an unconditional  love,  able to love  and accept  anyone,  no matter  what the   person's past. They have no expectations (at first) except to receive love in turn. 131 Guile: deception 132 Ere: before 53
  • 54. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Memories of You  Hello again, another year's gone,  But my love for you has remained true.  Though time, winds, and rain can etch out stone,  They can't fade my memories of you.  5 The adventures we shared when we were young,  The follies133 of our innocent days,  All of the meaningless words we once sung,  Maturing together our own ways,    The problems that loomed above like clouds  10 Which we faced calling them funny shapes,  Our friendship's warmth found amidst cold crowds,  The relief of our narrow escapes134,  Departure's cruel sting burning our eyes  With all the salt from the ocean's deep  15 As we were dispersed like a dream flies  Quickly from the mind wakened from sleep,  And all of the sacred times we've known  Have given my life deeper meaning.  As years vanish more friends come along,  20 But on your shoulders I'm still leaning.  Though there may one day be a sad price  Paid in tears should one day our paths part,  You've taught me it's worth the sacrifice,  For friendship never dies in the heart.  25 I may be far away from home now,  But you have remained a part of me.  My unfailing good luck charm, my Tao135,  Is the worth of your friendship to me.  133 Follies: mistakes 134 Narrow escapes: the times we just barely managed to get out of a lot of trouble 135 Tao: ultimate meaning of the universe and existence 54
  • 55. More Heresies from Iyan Igma In the thoughts that strengthen me each day,  30 Gladdening my heart when I despair,  Your friendship will remain young always  Since to time and space love's unaware.    How I hope we can have the chance to  Share more memories in coming weeks.  35 But if this wish is not to come true,  Then know what my heart sincerely seeks:  May you be blessed the entire year through,  Prospered, protected, and full of cheer.  Know that I dearly love and miss you.  40 Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. 55
  • 56. More Heresies from Iyan Igma My Next Planet  I've learned from my tragic mistakes,  As any good Deity136 should,  I'll sleep well, not testing patience;  I'm surprised how much it137 withstood.  5 As I create my next planet,  Beauty will flourish all around, And nature will be undisturbed,  The animals all sane and sound.  No pollution will mar the sky, 10 So the stars can shine clearly through;  No poisons or radiation  Shall harm the beasts and soil anew.   No species will become extinct,  Nor shall landfills occlude138 the view.  15 Trash won't make enormous islands; All will worship me with hearts true.  I created one world for man  Who was too ungrateful to care.  So, this one won't be corrupted,  20 Since man won't be found anywhere. 136 Deity: God 137 It: His Patience 138 Occlude: block; mar 56
  • 57. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Nepotism Snowy Temples My hair is changing colors now In the early onset of fall. See a few leaves on yonder bough139 Don't have any pigment140 at all. 5 They're scattered here or there, so small That a naked eye never perceives Without a close study withal That autumn's kiss has graced the leaves. But just you wait, in no time flat 10 The discoloration will grow. It will bring such certainty that Everyone will be bound to know. But a few strands don't bother me With their teasing of winter's snow; 15 I could use a few more, truly, To garner141 more respect, you know. Everyone disdains142 my age, Though I seldom disdain their brain; They think I am a carte blanche143 page 20 Unmarked by fear, hurt, love, and pain. Indeed, I could use a few more To no longer be thought a boy; Snowy temples144 and salt galore 139 Bough: limb 140 Pigment: color 141 garner: gain; earn 142 disdains: looks down on 143 carte blanche: completely clean and empty 144 snowy temples: white hair around my temples 57
  • 58. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Would be my wisdom's grand decoy. 58
  • 59. More Heresies from Iyan Igma My Hair  Brown grass windswept to the side  Wherein the saving heat can hide  Scarcely hiding the sun­baked earth.  I've been cutting it since my birth. 59
  • 60. More Heresies from Iyan Igma Life's Unbathed Simplicity I grew up in other eras That had ended centuries past, In the days of jealous Heras And castles that were stoned, not glassed145. 5 All the honor I've ever had Came from King Arthur and his knights. Without my books, the world was bad— It's advertised by neon lights. Contemporary music aged 10 For a decade before I heard it146; And most of the new books I read Weren't so eloquently147 worded. I grew up chasing Robin Hood That I could be a Merry Man148. 15 I knew why Ivanhoe149 would brood. Oh, how I loved Maid Marian150! And life's unbathed simplicity151 Known and loved from such older times Has made me useless completely, 20 In this world full of many crimes. 145 castles. . . glassed: castles often did not have window panes 146 Contemporary. . . it: I started exploring bands like Nirvana and the Smashing Pumpkins nearly ten years after the rest   of my generation. 147 eloquently: using very pretty language 148 Merry Man: Robin Hood's band were the Merry Men. 149 Ivanhoe: a knight of Anglo­Saxon heritage who was disowned by his father 150 Maid Marian: Robin Hood's gal 151 Life's unbathed simplicity: in those ages, they didn't see much need for bathing and such luxuries as we now embrace 60