the fourth

the fourth year
was a state
of independence

and now
approximately 26.732 years
if we count by three fifths fractions of years
since , round off error compromised?

its a state of states
a peculiar brand of faces
some smiling some
some dying some lying
some trying to make a plate
of gold out of fools

and can we really be blamed?
try blaming the water for being wavey
or the sky for being windy
these places are vast and indeterminate
as the american people are dissolute yet
all fluid at the same time
that defines us and binds us by our intrinsic
properties not our person place or thing
a country of jeopardy categories
scattered
answers
lacking
questions