History is Very Hard to Dance to

History is very hard to dance toOne cannot rely upon rhythmic feelOne must countOne must find patterns, constellations by which to guidewhen the beat fallsbelow a threshold of about thirty-three beats per minute,the beat becomesintermittent, separate events,becomes history–a string of memories of the firsthand pastrather than a beat one can dance to,rather than verses toContinue reading “History is Very Hard to Dance to”