a new Olympic event
called “Paying Attention”
there he is, representing
geographic region #32
winning the gold
for fitting more life
into thirty seconds
than anyone else
how does he do it?
the reporters ask—
“consciousness recognizing
opportunity as eternity
renders itself motiveless
void of benchmarks,
life being boundless”
the judges are there, using
sophisticated intuition equipment
(i.e. their hearts)
measuring each athlete’s
heart range
by degrees
of a circle
the more encompassed
the more open and full
the deeper
the more oceanic
the more beautiful
the closer to gold
