Benjamin Norman Pierce
Making The Rounds ii.

one angry teardrop reminds us of the dust our windows tolerate

the dust our windows tolerate guards hard clarity against the glare

hard clarity against the glare lets dirty wind travel defiant

dirty wind, travel defiant along the walls of glass we stack

along the walls of glass we stack we deny our dust and deny our wind

we deny our dust and deny our wind; one angry teardrop reminds us.

Benjamin Norman Pierce
Making The Rounds v.

I began my weighty venture loaded down to live a life

loaded down to live a life I juggled what I lost and stole and traded

I juggled what I lost and stole and traded, I spun often before I advanced

I spun often before I advanced, and I suddenly dropped my juggling

and I suddenly dropped my juggling, I began my weighty venture.

Benjamin Norman Pierce
Making The Rounds vi.

I began my empty wandering equipped with calculate hunger

equipped with calculate hunger I served to free the weighty of their crust

I served to free the weighty of their crust, I wondered at my own hard contraction

I wondered at my own hard contraction, I became a hard and openless blade

I became a hard and openless blade, I could cut but I could not hunger now

I could cut but I could not hunger, now I wandered insoluble in night’s lost rubble

now I wandered insoluble in night’s lost rubble, I began my empty wandering.

Benjamin Norman Pierce
Making The Rounds xi.

when I have ended my thirst I will decree a river

I will decree a river as proof of my mountains' bounty

as proof of my mountains bounty I will look to sky's wheeling escape

I will look to sky's wheeling escape when I have ended my thirst.

Benjamin Norman Pierce
Making The Rounds xii.

I aspire to the spiral as the escape from my wheel

the escape from my wheel I will disdain circumference

I will disdain circumference to avoid my life as a point

to avoid my life as a point I aspire to the spiral as.

Benjamin Norman Pierce
Making The Rounds xiii.

I accounted all my luck the molding of my wishes

the molding of my wishes was made hostage to the hand that hardens the world;

made hostage to the hand that hardens the world in the moment’s free plasticity

in the moment’s free plasticity I accounted all my luck.