Dear Emily,

Tell me
          Tell me
                     How you ****** t he marrow out of life
                     from your transparent cave.
                    while  I have been shriveled dry.
           Can't think
                     breathe
                     feel
                     touch
                     see
                     drink the Earth.
I have one foot on the ground and one in the car.
My senses are numb unless both feet find
soil, grass and greenery.
             Tell me
                       Tell me
                                            how you pinpointed the essence of man
                                                                               the essence of this earth.
                                             without running the race yourself?
                                                                               (at least once?)