Poem taken from:

The San Simeon Zebras by C.J. Sage

Poem of the Week

Friday, March 12, 2010

The San Simeon Zebras by C.J. Sage

Like many,

they are out of place:

stolen and content.

So wild in expressing

their reserve, they are wholly

hidden; their hides are more

dizzying than their presence:

dark and lightness,

confused as to the meaning

of their being

here, as they are.

—What an invitation!—

that wire-slatted hillside. —

Largely overwhelming

as the masses

of an outcast, homeless people.

—Lost so completely

everyone is, in passing, interested.

Copyright © C.J. Sage 2010