DRIP ZONE

DRIP ZONE

I am
in the drip zone

a bit like
but to be distinguished from
the dead zone

drip zone is dead zone
but with the possibility and
yes promise
of complete recovery

incredible the magic
can be coaxed
from that wand

but me
beyond it all
to all intents and purposes
except when it
comes to unreal fantasy
when it comes
to abstract theory (theory
stuck in
   the abstract)
.
no
   those heart pills with the
golden side effect
you know
they cannot fix it

no tantric teaching making
an exception
no swottng techniques
(special love kata)
to ace that
     acid test
     practical examination

and certainly nothing to find
by way of succour
from word
of mouth

exception perhaps yourself
garrulous avatar that
you are
       nothing further from
hermetically sealed

can Gemini me now
go totally Virgo on
these poor bones
(kingly joints
once
   upon a time perhaps)

and that Cupid bow of a smile
arrow frown

something Homeric, Classical about
    tells me best place
to afterlife could
be your secret island

if I drip so too
     the ambrosia we
spoon-feed the most
fetching of those goddess ones.