I With my face dirtied. With a han...

I
With my face dirtied. With a handful of silver lumps
perennial. I took Zorba. I took Zorba's watch
to the apothecary. I asked for a dram. A doctor's worth
of malaria. The regulation. Of pills. For a trip.
For a discussion in the cockpit. I'd like to travel south.
I'd like an ice with that. To ice you.

II
Zorba asked me to deliver his tongue A birthing. ...