On You

Howard Hodgkin

13, 19, 22, 11
13, 19, 22, 11
numbers count; well, are counted
but people count and are counted too
and if counted, that’s not the only way they count
a ratchet does not count, but it can be counted on
a Sumo wrestler can count as two, on an airplane
it’s futile trying to count stars, but we count on a daily sun
can you count people you count on; in work, play, love
people count; people can count; people may not want to count
can you count those that count, on you
13, 19, 22, 11
13, 19, 22, 11