8/27
re: The Heroic Quest...
Having been
-sourced in requisite Mystery
-cloaked in tropes
ancient as mitosis
-called to action
by visions & voices
-mentored by
the appropriate memes
of my culture
to follow this yellow
brick autobahn--
I would hock
my toolkit
for a hand-
full of magic beans
& with them feed
each encountered monster
home made frijoles--
(the food of love)--
not so much as to
impress those distressed
damsels who swoon
over displays of mystical powers (i.e.
cooking chops & compassion)
but because every perfect gesture
in the school of tragedy  must
be performed at least
once before the audience
is finally excused & that's one
I still need to
Chekhov...