How many times

I have encountered that word today,
I do not recall now. But
I know the effect that it has made upon me.

I see it, then
I raise my head,

to look at the wall just in front of me,
which is full of phone numbers, quotations,
a calender, my schedule, some spanish words etc..
And I travel there, in my head,
by looking at those stupid bits of daily life.

I travel in that river, joining with the sea;
I sleep in that bed;
I eat those sausages at breakfast and other things at dinner;
I go back to check the students' worksheets again in front of the fireplace;
I wear that silly gypsy costume

and find myself naked in the bathroom.
All these things I do in my head...

I do them alone.