How To Read A Difficult Poem Poem by Jonatha Moya

Keep the things
you don't understand
always near you-
in your pocket
or wallet-
so in idle moments
at the bus stop
or in line at the post office
or idle moments
at the bookstore
or coffeehouse
you're thinking
until the inkling
of realization comes,
even if it's
just a mark or two-
even if you have to
look it up in the dictionary
or on Wikipedia
or ask a smarter friend
or maybe even God
until you are certain
that you have
properly applied yourself.