Failing to become small-- an error not of will
but of proportion. A reckless headiness, not realizing
that objects in the mirror comma et cetera, that
some birds really are the size of airplanes, straining
cigarette krill out of the sky, that each wave truly
believes it'll catch the one ahead and splash his
brains out.
To replace something, Professor, you have to find
something larger or faster or a little more close.
One dream can hide another, until you fall asleep.
One song may get another out of your head, until
you're standing on the subway platform and you
think you recognize the way she ties her shoe. The
subway fills up with red balloons.
