“The name that can be named
is not the ordinary name.”


Actually everyone carries
a dead person’s name
including the homeless
never mind they abandoned
their homes but not names
Alive or dead names
basically sound the same

I did see nameless persons
on different occasions
once at the Australian War Memorial
an unknown soldier lies
beneath the dome
while his brothers lining up
against the wall, outside, still

Many times I read poems
by anonymous poets
those early bards of all nations
on earthly soil
Unlike today’s poets of fame
they never forget printing their names
at the bottom of each stolen piece

Can one live or travel without a name?
Not really, to be honest even they are willing
Can one love or die without a name?
Yes, one soldier did and we know him well