hymn undone

a figure from clay he made.
he fashioned a figure from clay.

(hard to see
until i
take
myself the wheel--
how earth under
hand tears into skin like steel
wool un strung

how hungry grit
'brades skin and dreams of
smoothness-not)

from this

lump
unconvinced of.....lines
or grace--

from this

clay

he made
the shape
he made the make,

he smoothed the shape
and figured clay

with hands like mine

for seven
days