All the drives have been triedThe devices are tiredAnd the heat has been beatenOut of the bushof wool that was pulled over our eyesAnd all through our striving to avoid the mismanagement of painA particular strain of joy has bent our faces to clichésThis could be usand it isTo both of our surprisesUntil the cows come homeAnd the last petals fallAnd the west is wonI need youTo hold thisDisposition for me  ____Jeannie Yoon is a poet and artist and a second-generation Korean American living in South Bend, Indiana. She attends the MFA program at the university of Notre Dame and works as an editorial assistant with Action Books. She is working on a treatise about Asian American political consciousness and sings in a new wave covers band.