A Wave by John Ashbery

Author:John Ashbery [Ashbery, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781480459083
Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Staffage

Sir, I am one of a new breed

Of inquisitive pest in love with the idea

Of our integrity, programming us over dark seas

Into small offices, where we sit and compete

With you, on your own time.

We want only to be recognized for what we are;

Everything else is secondary.

Consequently, I shall sit on your doorstep

Till you notice me. I’m still too young

To be overlooked, yet not old enough to qualify

For full attention. I’ll flesh out

The thin warp of your dreams, make them meatier,

Nuttier. And when a thin pall gathers

Leading finally to outraged investigation

Into what matters next, I’ll be there

On the other side.

Half of me I give

To do with as you wish—scold, ignore, forget for awhile.

The other half I keep, and shall feel

Fully rewarded if you pass by this offer

Without recognizing it, receding deliberately

Into the near distance, which speaks no longer

Of loss, but of brevity rather: short naps, keeping fit.

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