It’s not vertigo exactly, more a diagonal feeling
as if a giant had picked up the room and were
about to spill everything, you included.

And then there is the tired-as-Sisyphus feeling
from drawing a load of shadows up a painted hill.
A film of spirits clouds our eyes, making it impossible
to watch the movie. Don’t tell me what happens next.

Can a person already in a trance be hypnotized again?
I need to decide something—anything will do.
It looks about to rain, but I’m going for a walk
to exercise what’s left of my free will.