We failed and everyone who searched with us failed.
who tired of the trade
who threw up walls
centered and stooled themselves
shut their eyes to open up their souls
and learned the tying of shoes by Braille
who set out in a shell upon the wave
to catch a swell
but slopped to shore
and ended groping for another grape
who taught stuttering mouths to issue reverencies
to minked popes
and popped their ears riding home in the plane,
failed with licked thumb raised finger and seminary tea
and we were all there
whole legions of laureate geniuses
dazzlingly blind
practicing the walk
learning the language
conspiring to save the world.