Rhino

7.4.22

When I approach the rhino
with the first intent to move it
I come within a certain distance
and then stop

I have already found failure
for there is no thing
more stubborn than a rhino
that knows what you want

They would be the finest negotiators
if ever they gave any ground
but instead they stand it
willing first your unhappiness
	No – not your unhappiness
	Simply, your denial

It is unfortunate, then,
that their horns
detect desire
	(a happy thing for the shaman
	who cast bones but not for
	us who would approach the
	beasts with them still attached)

And so it is this:
to move a rhino
you must first release
your intent
to move a rhino