The Allegories Of That Early Morning Poem by RIC BASTASA

one can
after a
time see
the dichotomy
of the body
& mind

the mind
has its own
territory
it grows its
own garden
plants its
own towers
of ivory

the body
constructs
its rivers
destroys the
fences
and demolishes
walls

in the mirror
you see a
face
and you are
carried
with so much
sympathy

the carriage
with a black horse
begins
to take the body

the mind is the
white horse
galloping in
a different
direction

the peace of your
world
depends on the
power of your hands
to whip and
caress

meanwhile the flowers
in your garden
bloom and wilt
the tower of ivory
begins to
shoot its light
against that
vast dark landscape