A slice
of pink Milford granite
serving as a coaster
on a small dark desk
several decades old at the least
which serves as an end table
next to a ratty couch
that serves sometimes
as a bed
A man
who serves sometimes
as a pain in the ass
a scapegoat and
a glory hound
sits on the couch
He is half-listening to
a huge television which serves
as teat and manacle
A question remains
as to whether or not
he will ever emerge full grown
from this apartment
he claims is serving
as his cocoon
to serve
as the thing
he was meant to be
some kind of man
uniquely his own being
resistant
to being repurposed
by anyone except
himself
An unwrapped man
serving as
object lesson
by being of total service
to others
without bending his knee
Dark Matter 
December 31st, 2013 at 2:59 am
Brilliant!
December 31st, 2013 at 10:40 am
Thanks. Very much still in progress, though…
December 31st, 2013 at 10:43 am
Although, now that I look at it again…maybe not as much as I thought…
January 3rd, 2014 at 1:34 am
We are often our own worst critics!
Bonne année et bonne santé
January 3rd, 2014 at 7:43 am
Merci!