Transparent and almost visible

--an exercise for x, y, and z simultaneously

One day you come to realize
That with some calculations you could
Swim from Pole to Pole
Without leaving the bathtub
He, for instance, takes his walk in a pool
To prove his point in the paradoxical futility of being
I have, on the other hand
Grown tired of these goggles through which
We see each other
But it's the protocol
The distance of deflection
Of something transparent and almost visible
That's between the two faces of a page
Or from the fruits in a wine bottle


(03/03/04)