Stick

To Dina

God gave me a stick.

I knew it was all I needed
both then and now;
I carry it.
Has it been of any use?
Not particularly, but
it has been what it has been;
it is what it is-
so i carry the stick, still.

Not knowing the purpose
or the lack of.
I might need to carry the stick,
or the stick might need to be carried;
it matters not either way.

But,
I always consider The Source.
It is why, I still,
carry the stick.

jamie darger
march 2006