Shaman Dreamwork Two

I was moving through the water-somewhere in the middle of
the ocean, someone said. I knew that I was sick & that the sick-
ness meant my name would change. "Your name will be
Diver," said the sickness, kicking up the water. That brought
me to a mountain, which I climbed & found a naked woman
waiting for me. I started sucking at her heart.


From NEW & SELECTED POEMS (New Directions, 1986)