“The things you have caused
Me most to want
Are those that furthest elude me.”
Fate nods
Fate is sympathetic
To tie the shoes, button a shirt
Are triumphs
For only the very young
The very old
During the long middle:
Conjugating a rivet
Mastering tango
Training the cat to stay off the table
Preserving a single moment longer than this one
Continuing to wake whatever has happened the day before
And the penmanships love practices inside the body