In shock. Stone
still.  Here, now,
in this speck of time,
stopped in place.

Did he say
what I thought
he said?  Did she do
what I think
she did?

Would have thought
each of them was smart,
had learned, had heart.
Found out, just now,
that I was wrong;

so now I have to go back
and think of each of you
and of how much
I in fact do know of you,
how much I in fact
am sure of, what I have heard
you say, seen you do;

start one more time
to build a wall
I might take down
some day,
I hope.