Waking the Body

MEEK 21 JAY MEEK WAKING THE BODY Slide him under the table with a plate of salt on his chest, and call for spirits to be laid on top: let the jinn of poverty and happiness pop out like good corks. Do not compete with him by standing still, nor humiliate him with your quickness. There is nothing now that says watchers must be sober, so do not think of anything small, like the black pips in an apple, or sand at the heart of the lettuce. Think how if lying down were standing he would suddenly seem taller. Then lie down beside him, just so, you who never had brothers, you who always went it alone. ...