Confucius Tells Me

Confucius tells me:

“Lorot Son of the Hills,

read

as if you

are chasing

after

somebody

you are

afraid

of losing”

my kinsmen tell me:

“Lorot Son of the Hills,

read

all

 the books

in that

school

learn all their secrets”

following their counsel,

I threw my heart into this

poring on endless pages

flipping through tomes

Chasing after that solitary man

and while I have not read all books

( my kinsmen will be shocked at this)

the much I have read

have stretched my mind

to endless possibilities

I could hitch my mind

on an abstract object

and still get a lifeline!

C) Lorot Salem 2011