Friday, June 25, 2021

Who Counts

To name is one thing.
To count steals the name,
With a new name, one

Both more sole, more shared,
Placed on top of it,
Like a lid: here is one.

To count cuts things off
From the world of things
To be grouped as one.

What names do, counts do
More. They slice the shade
So fine it’s not one.