Potato
Mantra
In the English
language, the sound of the noun
is the object.
The peaked vowel
surrounded by
two puckers of the lips
is the middle
and two ends of something
very plain,
very basic.
Your name or
at least your translation of it
can be as
simple. Try placing
your fingers
to your mouth as you
speak Po-Ta-To.
Now
do the same
and say your name.
See? The mouth
moves both times.
The air slips
from the lips,
affirming
life.
You
are calling yourself
when you call
for these dusky tubers.
Answer them
with each day.