there is really nothing hidden here

i am a simple man

like the ancient forest is simple
(do you know it?)

and we all love (don't we?)

its elegance

and zany grace

and its simplicity of gesture at being-in-this-world

that alone is grand
(think about it!)
that alone is enough

that

alone

is

enough!

being-in-this-world
i too am that

i too am that

it too is what i am
it too is what i am
(there is no getting around that!)

i too am that simple

(ahhh! but that’s so fuckin' complex
to comtemplate
and then to publish papers!
but your ideas are interesting.)

i hear that response continually through your false face mask

it's hopeless

i've already forgotten all the rules!

there is really nothing hidden here
i am a simple man
and all i ask

is

when

will you

let go?

(it is really that simple)

for Friends of Clayoquat Sound

david barnes 2-2-95