Experience Can Carry You Away

You might think you know what you
Experience—as distinct

From the flotsam and jetsam,
The detritus on the waves

Continuously streaming
Around you, sirens. You might

Think you need to stick to what
Grounds you, your experience,

But your distinction between
Solid ground and passing waves,

Between first-hand certainties
And floating complexities

Mostly garbage anyway,
Won’t survive the next earthquake.