Cello Suite No. 1

There's no courage left
in the entire world,
no one who'll scream
out loud Bach's
cello suite no. 1
or beat their hands
to pulp on pianos
or sit listening
to the sound of animals
breathing in and out
or climb the buildings
they have built for us
take the rooves
tear the hoardings
dive like dolphins
down into the sewers
and eat the earth
and burn our hair
until the smell is gone
the terrible smell
of death, and deaths
to come.