Funk 101

the point
as far as I can tell
that it rolls
as it rocks

comes in
off center
from what I
thought I knew

except it somehow
centers me
and I don’t
understand

how that’s possible
but I feel it
so it’s real
and understanding

seems less critical
than what I feel
(or perhaps
it’s a different kind of understanding)

so please
continue my schooling
as I crack the books
on the one

Thank God there’s a subwoofer
in the new car
to help me
study