Wild wind is the regulars of the old and worn-out restaurant They hide time with them Early in the morning, people Step over you without being seen Pass over you Through endless tiring days By bridge, not by boat By car, not by swimming We are busy with suicides, love stories, and business Modern civilization is disappearing from our feet Like a child chasing soap bubbles The streets are crowded And no footsteps remain
Pain, injury, wailing......wars Even if the futility covers you like fog You do not shiver in the cold You do not pant in the heat Even if the streets bend like taffy Even if the streets melt like marshmallow Thus the shadows turn white Thousands, tens of thousands Hide in one invisible room.
Your name was not Hudson You were not even visible Things that hid you are disappearing Fog water forest pebbles Clock sky cloud forest Maple path cliff rocks Twilight sunrise sunset calm waves Sailboats and fishermen and fishermen boys and girls and old men Disappearing into the great house