"Chinese Silence Number 48, after Tom Sexton,
I Think Again of Those Ancient Chinese Poets."
"O-M-G, I'm thinking again of those ancient Chinese poets!
My neighbor thinks I'm nuts when he hears me screaming Wang Wei
and Du Fu in his ears.
I can't help it, I'm thinking again
of those ancient Chinese poets!
Those old men spent centuries writing
so that their damn silent lines would get stuck in my head.
Their follies will nest in my brain until I'm dead."