Verse: two brief items for March 19, 2010

I
the flesh
fails to grasp
the things we do

or the things
we do not say
it merely acquiesces

and only
invisible seams
leave room

for us
to breathe
to explore

II
This is
to assure you

that when jealous night
gave me over
in shackles to
the officious dawn
for further interrogation

I did not
tell them
anything about you
that would be treason

and, any way
they will find you
eventually