Before Play
One shuts one eye
Peers into oneself into every corner
Looks at oneself to see there are no spikes no thieves
No cuckoo’s eggs
One shuts the other eye too
Crouches then jumps
Jumps high high high
To the top of oneself
Thence one drops by one’s own weight
For days one drops deep deep deep
To the bottom of one’s abyss
He who is not smashed to smithereens
He who remains whole and gets up whole
He plays
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