Sing. Tell stories. Compose
A tableau made of seals.
Remember that it hurts
To be predator or prey,
And convey this anguish
In a swimming pantomime.
Become a sophist. Read
Books that explain things,
Books that are written
By other polar bears.
Be pleased with yourself
For no good reason.
Fold a newspaper,
Delicately as elderly,
Urbane men with sorrowful eyes
Still do, sometimes,
On park benches
In their minds. Cry.