Known Unknown

I have patiently waited night and day I have humbly stood by dusk till dawn Solemnly standing there, come the scorch of the sun Or the pelts of the rain storm Waiting for him to return.

I have seen dirty water in gutters Not knowing, not asking what it washed To make it dirty; or Whether it ever washed anything.

He is never wrong in his calculations. Just as a monkey vaults from one branch to the next, Never falling, never missing a step, Apt and precise in his "off books" documentation. He never misses his numbers, they are forever spot on.

Koríko I have been here all year long, Affixed to this same spot. Stagnant, like the waters of a dirt puddle I have tried and failed, failed to move my feet; The turf beneath me holds me back.