Dream Song 20: The Secret of the Wisdom

Poem by: John Berryman

When worst got things, how was you? Steady on?
Wheedling, or shocked her & you have been bad to your friend,
whom not you writing to. You have not listened.
A pelican of lies you loosed: where are you?

Down weeks of evenings of longing
by hours, NOW, a stoned bell,
you did somebody: others you hurt short:
anyone ever did you do good?
You licking your own old hurt,
what?

An evil kneel & adore.
This is human. Hurl, God who found
us in this, down
something... We hear the more
sin has increased, the more
grace has been caused to abound.