Take From Me Once More

What would you have me say
What lived wisdom do you want
To take from me perhaps one more
Story of love and loss from my
Catalog of the dead
Apropos the Day of the Dead
Approaching zombie like
Or would you prefer to tap
My syrup of philosophy dripping
My grasp of being not having
Trickle down dialectic from the Academy
Seen through Dutch lenses or shaped
By categories of Prussian understanding
Sensations perceptions concepts
From the march of thinkers issuing
Out of my mind prancing like a Pride
Parade Simone and Jean Paul 
Pulling up the rear cigarettes in
Fingers  stained with ink flowing
Down from the tomb of Balzac
Maybe I should say nothing
As you lead me wet into our ocean 
Awash with salt waves you laughing 
Finally emerging into a blaze of sunlight
So hot we cannot resist full embrace
You and I on this beach expanse
Our years together prompting Prospero
To snap us for all eternity

Jack 10/28/13