All I can afford

Is a small scale metaphysics

Enough to run a rented apartment

With borrowerd Wi-Fi - in order

To watch a faraway war

Or book maintenance appointments

A small enough metaphysics

To invite an angel or two over

& cook them hot water

In exchange of divine secrets

A small epistemology

To go with it

So I can read cookbooks

& cartoons about Spinoza

Or the washing instructions