it feels like ripping off
just listing

names don't have meanings directly
but in the past
they're all floating around
 
mixing it up
sharing bits of wisdom and advice
like tuesday-nite card players

Rumi is broken
Bach has a connection failure
Gibran can't be found
Weston is missing
Kerouac forbidden

if it could be seen
what was being stared at
there would be no more lists
no more parts
no more names

beauty could be created
out of the thin blue sky
 each peaceful step
representing nothing

each moment
each sound
each breath
comprising a world

and it almost feels
like a rip-off
just standing here and smiling