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-introduction
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-a
-hypertextual
-exploration
-of
-the
-workings
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-revision
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-time
-somebody
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-needed
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-have
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-the
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-preoccupations
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-project
-attempts
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-make
-those
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-apparent
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-the
-technology
-of
-hypertext
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-also
-an
-mfa
-candidate
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-northern
-arizona
-university
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-is
-my
-thesis
-genesis
-this
-project
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-around
-two
-sister
-concepts
-the
-hapax
-legomenon
-and
-the
-cento
-hapax
-legomenon
-is
-greek
-for
-something
-said
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-once
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-in
-linguistics
-to
-describe
-words
-that
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-a
-corpus
-if
-expanded
-to
-n-grams
-it
-can
-be
-used
-to
-describe
-utterances
-that
-occur
-only
-once
-and
-this
-is
-where
-it
-gets
-interesting
-if
-this
-line
-of
-thinking
-is
-taken
-to
-its
-logical
-conclusion
-we
-can
-say
-that
-all
-writing
-all
-utterances
-are
-hapax
-legomena
-because
-they
-appear
-only
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-in
-the
-world
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-they
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-is
-individual
-everything
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-everything
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-an
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-the
-other
-hand
-a
-cento
-from
-the
-latin
-from
-the
-greek
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-patchwork
-garment
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-a
-poem
-composed
-completely
-of
-fragments
-of
-other
-poems
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-a
-mash-up
-that
-makes
-up
-for
-its
-lack
-of
-originality
-in
-utterance
-with
-a
-novelty
-in
-arrangement
-usually
-it
-refers
-to
-taking
-phrases
-lines
-or
-stanzas
-from
-other
-authors
-works
-but
-i
-don't
-see
-why
-it
-couldn't
-refer
-to
-n-grams
-or
-individual
-words
-if
-this
-line
-of
-thinking
-is
-taken
-to
-its
-logical
-conclusion
-we
-can
-say
-that
-no
-writing
-is
-truly
-original
-that
-every
-utterance
-has
-in
-some
-scrambled
-way
-at
-least
-been
-uttered
-before
-in
-other
-words
-nothing
-is
-individual
-we
-float
-on
-an
-ocean
-of
-language
-which
-we
-did
-nothing
-to
-create
-and
-the
-best
-we
-can
-hope
-for
-is
-to
-find
-some
-combination
-that
-hasn't
-been
-thought
-of
-too
-many
-times
-before
-as
-solomon
-said
-there
-is
-nothing
-new
-under
-the
-sun
-autocento
-of
-the
-breakfast
-table
-works
-within
-the
-tension
-caused
-by
-these
-two
-concepts
-process
-in
-compiling
-the
-works
-that
-make
-up
-this
-text
-i've
-pulled
-from
-a
-few
-different
-projects
-elegies
-for
-alternate
-selves
-and
-html
-the
-book
-of
-hezekiah
-prelude
-html
-stark
-raving
-table
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-html
-buildings
-out
-of
-air
-art
-html
-as
-well
-as
-added
-new
-articles
-written
-quite
-recently
-as
-i've
-compiled
-them
-into
-this
-project
-i've
-linked
-them
-together
-based
-on
-common
-images
-or
-language
-moving
-back
-and
-forth
-through
-time
-this
-should
-give
-the
-reader
-a
-fair
-idea
-of
-what
-my
-head
-looks
-like
-on
-the
-inside
-technology
-because
-this
-project
-lives
-online
-i've
-used
-a
-fair
-amount
-of
-technology
-to
-get
-it
-there
-first
-i
-converted
-all
-the
-articles1
-present
-into
-plain
-text
-files
-which
-are
-viewable
-here
-then
-i
-used
-john
-mcfarlane's
-venerable
-document
-preparation
-system
-pandoc
-along
-with
-a
-short
-script
-to
-compile
-the
-text
-sources
-to
-html
-using
-this
-template
-the
-compiled
-html
-is
-what
-you're
-reading
-now
-2
-to
-host
-the
-project
-i'm
-using
-github
-an
-online
-code-collaboration
-tool
-with
-the
-version
-control
-system
-git
-under
-the
-hood
-this
-enables
-me
-and
-you
-dear
-reader
-to
-explore
-the
-path
-of
-revision
-even
-more
-from
-beginning
-to
-end
-based
-on
-my
-commits
-to
-the
-repository
-you
-can
-view
-the
-repository
-and
-its
-changes
-and
-files
-at
-my
-github
-profile
-3
-using
-this
-site
-all
-of
-the
-articles
-on
-this
-site
-are
-linked
-together
-hypertextually
-i
-e
-like
-a
-webpage
-this
-means
-that
-all
-you
-need
-to
-do
-to
-explore
-the
-creative
-threads
-linking
-these
-articles
-together
-is
-to
-start
-clicking
-links
-however
-if
-you
-find
-you're
-looping
-around
-to
-a
-lot
-of
-the
-same
-articles
-you
-can
-head
-back
-to
-the
-index
-and
-click
-through
-the
-titles
-in
-order
-that
-article
-contains
-the
-titles
-of
-all
-the
-other
-works
-in
-this
-project
-alternatively
-you
-can
-click
-the
-lozenge
-loz
-at
-the
-bottom
-of
-each
-page
-it'll
-take
-you
-to
-a
-random
-article
-in
-the
-project
-thanks
-to
-this
-javascript
-if
-you
-want
-to
-experience
-the
-earlier
-projects
-in
-something
-resembling
-the
-original
-orders
-previous
-and
-next
-links
-are
-provided
-at
-the
-bottom
-of
-each
-page
-next
-to
-the
-lozenge
-sometimes
-there
-are
-more
-than
-one
-of
-each
-of
-these
-or
-there
-are
-none
-dependant
-on
-the
-structure
-of
-their
-original
-project
-things
-still
-to
-do
-autocento
-of
-the
-breakfast
-table
-is
-a
-work
-in
-progress
-the
-first
-draft
-is
-completed
-but
-some
-revision
-and
-aesthetic
-work
-remains
-to
-be
-done
-for
-me
-to
-consider
-it
-fully
-published
-what
-does
-this
-word
-mean
-in
-2015
-you
-can
-see
-the
-full
-list
-of
-to-dos
-by
-visiting
-the
-issues
-page
-of
-the
-github
-site
-contact
-me
-if
-you'd
-like
-to
-contact
-me
-about
-the
-state
-of
-this
-work
-or
-my
-writing
-in
-general
-you
-can
-email
-me
-at
-case
-autocento
-me
-links
-footnotes
-of
-the
-breakfast
-table
-http
-//www
-ibiblio
-org/eldritch/owh/abt
-html
-citation
-needed
-https
-//en
-wikipedia
-org/wiki/wikipedia
-citing
-sources
-dealing
-with
-unsourced
-material
-nau
-http
-//nau
-edu/cal/english/degrees-programs/graduate/mfa/
-i'm
-aware
-that
-the
-true
-etymology
-http
-//www
-etymonline
-com/index
-php
-search
-article
-of
-article
-does
-not
-reflect
-my
-use
-of
-it
-namely
-a
-little
-chunk
-of
-art
-a
-la
-the
-personal
-folk
-derivation
-of
-icicle
-treicle
-etc
-this
-means
-that
-if
-in
-the
-future
-i
-choose
-to
-convert
-this
-project
-to
-a
-printable
-form
-for
-example
-pdf
-odt
-or
-even
-docx
-i'll
-be
-able
-to
-with
-a
-fairly
-small
-amount
-of
-work
-3
-for
-more
-information
-on
-the
-technological
-aspect
-of
-this
-project
-see
-the
-readme
-md
-https
-//github
-com/duckwork/autocento/blob/gh-pages/readme
-md
-file
-at
-the
-root
-of
-the
-github
-repo
@@ -1,224 +0,0 @@
-case
-duckworth
-is
-the
-cowardly
-but
-lovable
-great
-dane
-who
-solves
-mysteries
-on
-tv
-maybe
-you've
-seen
-him
-while
-watching
-commercials
-for
-pine-sol
-or
-orange-glo
-cleaners
-these
-products
-dress
-as
-monsters
-to
-lure
-only
-the
-right
-kind
-of
-venture
-capitalist
-but
-duckworth
-believes
-in
-the
-right
-of
-all
-venture
-capitalists
-to
-invest
-in
-products
-they
-believe
-in
-his
-mortal
-enemy
-is
-the
-evil
-old
-man
-jenkins
-who
-believes
-that
-the
-only
-venture
-capitalists
-that
-should
-be
-allowed
-to
-invests
-are
-from
-the
-meddling
-kids
-gang
-of
-edo
-when
-not
-being
-a
-great
-dane
-duckworth
-is
-a
-christmas
-ham
-spreading
-good
-cheer
-and
-pork
-products
-to
-underprivileged
-gangs
-of
-venture
-capitalists
-in
-winter
-he
-keeps
-them
-warm
-with
-his
-questionable
-farming
-practices
-and
-threat
-of
-trichinosis
-as
-well
-as
-with
-his
-own
-brand
-of
-firestarter
-called
-duckworth
-stax
-he
-usually
-steals
-his
-stax
-from
-dog
-food
-factories
-making
-him
-a
-modern
-robin
-hood
-in
-addition
-to
-a
-great
-dane
-and
-christmas
-ham
-case
-duckworth
-truly
-is
-a
-jack-of-all-trades
-the
-only
-thing
-missing
-from
-his
-repertoire
-is
-the
-ability
-to
-begin
-a
-word
-with
-anything
-but
-an
-r
-sound
-although
-given
-the
-fact
-he
-is
-a
-dog
-it's
-remarkable
-he
-can
-speak
-at
-all
-duckworth
-was
-voiced
-by
-don
-messick
-until
-his
-death
-in
-1997
-when
-frank
-welker
-took
-over
-to
-the
-dismay
-of
-fans
-everywhere
@@ -1,75 +0,0 @@
-lost
-things
-have
-a
-way
-of
-staying
-lost
-they
-have
-to
-want
-to
-be
-found
-is
-that
-why
-we
-tack
-up
-signs
-hang
-socks
-from
-hooks
-in
-the
-park
-have
-a
-box
-for
-what's
-been
-lost
-but
-now
-is
-found
-maybe
-the
-lost
-want
-to
-be
-found
-but
-we're
-looking
-in
-the
-wrong
-places
-maybe
-we
-speak
-the
-wrong
-language
-the
-language
-of
-the
-found
-to
-call
-to
-them
-maybe
-we
-should
-try
-another
-door
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-and
-you
-were
-there
-in
-the
-start
-of
-it
-all
-and
-you
-folded
-your
-hands
-like
-little
-doves
-that
-would
-fly
-away
-like
-an
-afterthought
-and
-you
-turned
-to
-me
-the
-window
-light
-on
-your
-face
-and
-you
-asked
-me
-something
-that
-i
-did
-not
-recognize
-like
-a
-great
-throng
-of
-people
-who
-are
-not
-you
-and
-i
-asked
-are
-we
-in
-a
-church
-and
-you
-answered
-with
-the
-look
-on
-your
-face
-of
-someone
-grieving
-something
-gone
-for
-years
-but
-that
-they
-had
-been
-reminded
-of
-by
-a
-catch
-in
-the
-light
-or
-in
-someone's
-voice
-and
-i
-think
-maybe
-it
-could
-have
-been
-mine
-and
-i
-looked
-away
-thickly
-my
-head
-was
-in
-jelly
-and
-i
-didn't
-get
-an
-answer
-from
-you
-but
-i
-got
-one
-i
-looked
-at
-the
-man
-in
-front
-of
-us
-with
-glasses
-he
-was
-speaking
-and
-holding
-a
-book
-and
-i
-didn't
-understand
-him
-he
-was
-far
-away
-and
-i
-could
-tell
-i
-was
-missing
-something
-important
-and
-you
-nodded
-to
-yourself
-at
-something
-he
-said
@@ -1,144 +0,0 @@
-abraham
-abraham
-you
-are
-old
-and
-cannot
-hear
-what
-if
-you
-miss
-my
-small
-voice
-amongst
-the
-creaking
-of
-your
-own
-grief
-kill
-your
-son
-unknowing
-of
-what
-he
-will
-be
-and
-commit
-israel
-to
-nothing
-abraham
-you
-must
-know
-or
-hope
-that
-god
-will
-not
-allow
-your
-son
-to
-die
-you
-must
-know
-that
-this
-is
-a
-test
-but
-then
-why
-are
-you
-so
-bent
-on
-isaac's
-destruction
-look
-at
-your
-eyes
-there
-is
-more
-than
-fear
-there
-i
-see
-in
-your
-eyes
-desperation
-a
-manic
-passion
-to
-do
-right
-by
-your
-god
-whom
-you
-are
-not
-able
-to
-see
-or
-know
-am
-i
-too
-late
-i
-will
-try
-to
-stay
-your
-old
-hands
-the
-knife
-clenched
-within
-them
-intent
-on
-ending
-life
-will
-you
-hear
-my
-small
-voice
-amongst
-the
-creaking
-or
-will
-it
-be
-the
-chance
-bleating
-of
-a
-passing
-ram
@@ -1,180 +0,0 @@
-so
-it's
-the
-fucking
-moon
-big
-deal
-as
-if
-you
-haven't
-seen
-it
-before
-hanging
-in
-the
-sky
-like
-a
-piece
-of
-rotten
-meat
-nailed
-to
-the
-wall
-a
-maudlin
-love
-letter
-the
-i's
-dotted
-with
-hearts
-tacked
-to
-the
-sky's
-door
-like
-ninety-eight
-theses
-don't
-stare
-at
-it
-like
-it
-means
-anything
-don't
-give
-it
-the
-chance
-to
-collect
-meaning
-from
-your
-hand
-like
-an
-old
-pigeon
-don't
-dare
-ascribe
-it
-a
-will
-or
-call
-it
-fickle
-or
-think
-it
-has
-any
-say
-in
-your
-affairs
-it's
-separated
-from
-your
-life
-by
-three
-hundred
-eighty-four
-thousand
-miles
-of
-space
-the
-same
-distance
-you
-stepped
-away
-from
-time
-that
-night
-you
-said
-your
-love
-was
-broken
-a
-crippled
-gyroscope
-knocking
-in
-the
-dark
-it
-was
-then
-that
-time
-fell
-apart
-had
-a
-nervous
-breakdown
-and
-started
-following
-you
-everywhere
-moonfaced
-always
-asking
-where
-you're
-going
-you
-keep
-trying
-to
-get
-away
-from
-it
-but
-it
-nuzzles
-closer
-and
-sings
-you
-songs
-that
-sound
-like
-the
-cooing
-of
-a
-dove
-that
-will
-only
-escape
-again
-into
-an
-empty
-sky
-at
-dawn
@@ -1,378 +0,0 @@
-what
-is
-poetry
-poetry
-is
-inasmuch
-as
-life
-is
-so
-is
-poetry
-here
-is
-the
-problem
-life
-is
-very
-big
-and
-complex
-human
-beings
-are
-neither
-we
-are
-small
-simple
-beings
-that
-don't
-want
-to
-know
-all
-of
-the
-myriad
-interactions
-happening
-all
-around
-us
-within
-us
-as
-a
-part
-of
-us
-all
-the
-hours
-of
-every
-day
-we
-much
-prefer
-knowing
-only
-that
-which
-is
-just
-in
-front
-of
-our
-faces
-staring
-us
-back
-with
-a
-look
-of
-utter
-contempt
-this
-is
-why
-many
-people
-are
-depressed
-poetry
-is
-an
-attempt
-made
-by
-some
-to
-open
-up
-our
-field
-of
-view
-to
-maybe
-check
-on
-something
-else
-that
-isn't
-staring
-us
-in
-the
-face
-so
-contemptibly
-maybe
-something
-else
-is
-smiling
-at
-us
-we
-think
-so
-we
-write
-poetry
-to
-force
-ourselves
-to
-look
-away
-from
-the
-mirror
-of
-our
-existence
-to
-see
-something
-else
-this
-is
-generally
-painful
-to
-make
-it
-less
-painful
-poetry
-compresses
-reality
-a
-lot
-to
-make
-it
-more
-consumable
-it
-takes
-life
-that
-seawater
-and
-boils
-it
-down
-and
-boils
-it
-down
-until
-only
-the
-salt
-remains
-the
-important
-parts
-that
-we
-can
-focus
-on
-and
-make
-some
-sense
-of
-the
-senselessness
-of
-life
-poetry
-is
-life
-bouillon
-and
-to
-thoroughly
-enjoy
-a
-poem
-we
-must
-put
-that
-bouillon
-back
-into
-the
-seawater
-of
-life
-and
-make
-a
-delicious
-soup
-out
-of
-it
-to
-make
-this
-soup
-to
-decompress
-the
-poem
-into
-an
-emotion
-or
-life
-requires
-a
-lot
-of
-brainpower
-a
-good
-reader
-will
-have
-this
-brainpower
-a
-good
-poem
-will
-not
-require
-it
-what
-this
-means
-is
-a
-poem
-should
-be
-self-extracting
-it
-should
-be
-a
-rare
-vanilla
-in
-the
-bottle
-waiting
-only
-for
-someone
-to
-open
-it
-and
-sniff
-it
-and
-suddenly
-there
-they
-are
-in
-the
-orchid
-that
-vanilla
-came
-from
-in
-the
-tropical
-land
-where
-it
-grew
-next
-to
-its
-brothers
-and
-sister
-vanilla
-plants
-they
-feel
-the
-pain
-of
-having
-their
-children
-taken
-from
-them
-a
-good
-poem
-leaves
-a
-feeling
-of
-loss
-and
-of
-intense
-beauty
-the
-reader
-does
-nothing
-to
-achieve
-this
-they
-are
-merely
-the
-receptacle
-of
-the
-feeling
-that
-the
-poem
-forces
-onto
-them
-in
-a
-way
-poetry
-is
-a
-crime
-but
-it
-is
-the
-most
-beautiful
-crime
-on
-this
-crime-ridden
-earth
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-paul
-was
-writing
-in
-his
-diary
-about
-art
-this
-is
-my
-brain
-he
-wrote
-this
-is
-my
-brain
-and
-all
-it
-contains
-i
-contain
-multitudes
-said
-legion
-i
-think
-it
-was
-legion
-the
-big
-heading
-he
-had
-written
-at
-the
-top
-of
-the
-page
-art
-it
-read
-but
-only
-when
-looking
-at
-it
-from
-his
-point
-of
-view
-sat
-cold
-and
-alone
-neglected
-in
-the
-white
-space
-surrounding
-it
-he
-noticed
-this
-presently
-but
-not
-after
-he
-had
-written
-a
-little
-more
-about
-multitudes
-paused
-frowned
-and
-began
-to
-write
-again
-art
-stands
-alone
-at
-the
-top
-of
-a
-blank
-page
-he
-wrote
-it
-follows
-itself
-in
-circles
-its
-own
-footprints
-in
-a
-circle
-around
-its
-own
-name
-it
-leads
-nowhere
-but
-is
-present
-everywhere
-it
-contains
-it
-contains
-multitudes
-every
-painting
-ever
-made
-is
-a
-painting
-of
-every
-other
-painting
-every
-song
-is
-a
-remix
-a
-cover
-version
-he
-crossed
-out
-the
-part
-about
-songs
-for
-getting
-off
-topic
-he
-made
-a
-note
-to
-himself
-in
-the
-margin
-music
-is
-not
-art
@@ -1,190 +0,0 @@
-paul
-took
-his
-axe
-and
-went
-out
-into
-the
-woods
-to
-chop
-trees
-or
-rather
-he
-went
-into
-the
-trees
-to
-chop
-wood
-he
-wasn't
-sure
-either
-way
-it
-helped
-him
-think
-last
-time
-he'd
-gone
-out
-he'd
-had
-an
-idea
-for
-a
-shoe-insert
-company
-he
-could
-start
-called
-paul's
-bunyons
-he
-chuckled
-to
-himself
-as
-he
-shouldered
-his
-axe
-and
-went
-into
-the
-forest
-deep
-into
-the
-woods
-he
-admired
-the
-organization
-of
-the
-trees
-they
-grow
-wherever
-they
-fall
-he
-said
-but
-still
-none
-is
-too
-close
-to
-another
-he
-sounded
-like
-solomon
-to
-himself
-he
-imagined
-he
-had
-a
-beard
-he
-walked
-for
-a
-long
-time
-in
-the
-shadows
-of
-the
-forest
-in
-its
-coolness
-it
-sounded
-like
-snow
-had
-fallen
-but
-it
-was
-still
-october
-the
-first
-time
-the
-trees
-seemed
-to
-radiate
-out
-from
-him
-in
-straight
-lines
-he
-stopped
-and
-turned
-around
-four
-times
-after
-he
-walked
-on
-he
-noticed
-it
-happened
-fairly
-often
-still
-after
-he
-felled
-his
-first
-tree
-that
-day
-he
-realized
-they
-grew
-from
-the
-epicenter
-of
-his
-axe
-he
-paused
-in
-the
-small
-dark
-sound
-of
-the
-forest
-quiet
@@ -1,175 +0,0 @@
-after
-searching
-for
-days
-or
-even
-months
-i
-finally
-find
-it
-reclining
-lazily
-above
-the
-peaks
-above
-the
-city
-as
-if
-to
-ask
-did
-you
-miss
-me
-yes
-very
-much
-i
-reply
-and
-rush
-to
-embrace
-it
-but
-it
-smiles
-and
-recoils
-and
-tells
-me
-no
-no
-you
-have
-to
-try
-harder
-than
-that
-it
-says
-i
-do
-not
-give
-myself
-up
-so
-easily
-i
-try
-a
-different
-tack
-i
-sing
-to
-it
-bring
-it
-flowers
-nightly
-i
-compare
-its
-eyes
-to
-the
-morning
-dew
-it
-has
-not
-seen
-the
-morning
-dew
-i
-say
-its
-mouth
-is
-the
-sunset
-over
-mountains
-it
-knows
-mountains
-but
-the
-sunset
-is
-only
-a
-rumor
-from
-the
-evening
-star
-i
-tell
-the
-big
-dipper
-that
-it
-moves
-like
-a
-quiet
-river
-across
-the
-earth
-rivers
-i
-have
-seen
-says
-the
-big
-dipper
-they
-sparkle
-in
-the
-light
-from
-my
-stars
-your
-stars
-like
-eyes
-i
-say
-and
-it
-smiles
-no
-it
-says
-that
-is
-too
-easy
-it
-turns
-its
-back
-it
-walks
-home
-along
-the
-back
-of
-the
-mountain
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-now
-the
-ticking
-clocks
-scare
-me
-the
-empty
-rooms
-clock
-towers
-belfries
-i
-am
-terrified
-by
-them
-all
-i
-really
-used
-to
-enjoy
-going
-to
-church
-singing
-in
-the
-choir
-listening
-to
-the
-sermon
-now
-the
-chairs
-squeal
-like
-dying
-pigs
-it
-was
-the
-boar
-that
-did
-it
-fifteen
-feet
-from
-me
-that
-night
-in
-the
-grass
-rooting
-for
-god
-knows
-what
-finding
-me
-instead
-i
-ran
-not
-knowing
-where
-or
-how
-not
-looking
-for
-his
-pursuit
-of
-me
-i
-ran
-to
-god's
-front
-door
-found
-it
-locked
-found
-the
-house
-empty
-with
-a
-note
-saying
-condemned
@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-when
-he
-said
-bible
-i
-heard
-his
-southern
-accent
-and
-he
-had
-a
-face
-i
-expect
-all
-pastors
-must
-have
-a
-round
-open
-honest
-face
-that
-will
-always
-be
-a
-boy's
-face
-though
-its
-owner
-may
-rightly
-call
-himself
-a
-man
-near
-my
-age
-though
-i
-hardly
-call
-myself
-a
-man
-i
-have
-seen
-this
-face
-before
-whether
-in
-life
-or
-a
-dream
-i
-can't
-tell
-i
-might've
-seen
-him
-on
-the
-street
-once
-twice
-who
-knows
-and
-his
-pastor's
-moon
-face
-reminds
-me
-of
-something
-some
-distant
-light
-my
-life
-used
-to
-own
-one
-night
-on
-my
-birthday
-the
-moon
-was
-so
-strong
-it
-cast
-shadows
-i
-could
-see
-to
-the
-far
-hill
-and
-back
-it
-was
-all
-clear
-to
-me
-the
-moon
-hasn't
-done
-that
-in
-a
-long
-time
-its
-face
-has
-been
-obscured
-by
-clouds
-for
-weeks
-and
-that
-boy
-on
-the
-bus
-his
-face
-i've
-forgotten
-i
-thought
-i
-recognized
-a
-good
-number
-of
-people
-on
-that
-bus
-who
-i
-didn't
-know
-at
-all
@@ -1,227 +0,0 @@
-art
-and
-craft
-are
-only
-the
-inside
-and
-outside
-of
-the
-same
-building
-the
-ceiling
-is
-here
-he
-put
-his
-eraser
-to
-his
-bottom
-lip
-thinking
-he
-crossed
-out
-the
-ceiling
-is
-the
-floor
-is
-reality
-and
-the
-ceiling
-is
-aspiration
-desire
-that
-which
-is
-desired
-craft
-is
-building
-a
-chair
-from
-wood
-art
-is
-using
-the
-wood
-as
-a
-substrate
-for
-an
-emotional
-message
-to
-a
-future
-person
-the
-reader
-/
-viewer
-the
-important
-thing
-is
-they
-are
-both
-made
-of
-wood
-the
-important
-thing
-is
-they
-were
-both
-at
-one
-point
-alive
-natural
-things
-that
-grew
-and
-changed
-and
-pushed
-their
-way
-out
-of
-the
-dirt
-into
-the
-air
-they
-formed
-buildings
-out
-of
-the
-air
-they
-didn't
-even
-try
-what
-separates
-us
-from
-them
-the
-trees
-we
-have
-to
-try
-we
-must
-labor
-to
-create
-our
-art
-our
-buildings
-of
-air
-we
-lay
-them
-out
-brick
-by
-brick
-we
-build
-them
-up
-by
-disintegrating
-trees
-and
-forming
-them
-again
-into
-what
-they
-were
-before
-why
-must
-we
-do
-this
-are
-there
-any
-advantages
-to
-this
-human
-method
-our
-advantage
-is
-memory
-our
-advantage
-is
-the
-reaching-out
-over
-space
-and
-time
-to
-others
-with
-our
-words
-our
-art
-our
-buildings
-last
-for
-generations
-and
-after
-they
-are
-demolished
-they
-are
-written
-about
-photographs
-are
-taken
-we
-remember
-the
-act
-of
-memory
-is
-our
-only
-art
@@ -1,250 +0,0 @@
-like
-40
-as
-i
-challenge
-anyone
-to
-come
-too
-it's
-like
-you're
-the
-epitome
-of
-lame
-she's
-all
-i
-am
-soooo
-confused
-aw
-yeah
-she
-got
-word
-from
-yarn
-but
-technically
-it's
-a
-pretty
-sweet
-huh
-dude
-we
-were
-going
-and
-delicate
-fragrance
-of
-arguments
-get
-based
-off
-of
-are
-not
-try
-dropping
-glasses
-in
-such
-an
-emotional
-rollercoaster
-you
-and
-yes
-i'm
-cocky
-enough
-to
-do
-anything
-i
-am
-as
-good
-as
-phineas
-and
-make
-another
-picture
-symphony
-this
-is
-a
-modification
-of
-a
-young
-woman
-to
-try
-groups
-disband
-after
-they
-get
-your
-meacham
-stuff
-please
-let
-it
-rj
-covino
-own
-statuses
-that'll
-be
-a
-great
-my
-own
-afterbirth
-can
-do
-that
-i
-am
-2
-we
-can
-be
-kissed
-on
-the
-page
-you
-know
-i'm
-not
-sure
-that
-ben
-jerry's
-ftw
-4/10
-would
-not
-be
-able
-to
-vote
-because
-i
-gotta
-do
-it
-this
-is
-going
-to
-be
-sad
-about
-what
-rush
-limbaugh
-comes
-forward
-with
-sunglasses
-but
-at
-least
-i
-wasn't
-wearing
-a
-messenger
-bag
-or
-skinny
-jeans
-the
-cooler
-than
-facebook
-wine
-is
-the
-best
-yes
-i
-was
-surprised
-at
-first
-but
-the
-train
-one
-definitely
-also
-valhalla
-is
-a
-dumbass
-but
-we
-can
-get
-based
-off
-of
-course
-jon
-we
-watched
-this
-celebrate
-franksgiving
-too
-that
-didn't
-get
-started
-on
-that
-francis
-of
-verulam
-reasoned
-thus
-with
-the
-courage
-to
-reply
-anyone
-wanna
-watch
-out
-i
-am
-cranky
-from
-bro
-a
-good
-as
-a
-way
-to
-hijack
-my
-hand
-afterbend
-was
-not
-to
-produce
-photographs
@@ -1,254 +0,0 @@
-he
-woke
-up
-after
-eleven
-and
-didn't
-go
-outside
-all
-day
-not
-even
-to
-his
-writing
-shack
-what
-did
-he
-do
-he
-watched
-late
-morning
-cartoons
-meant
-for
-children
-too
-young
-to
-go
-to
-school
-he
-ate
-bowls
-of
-cereal
-he
-watched
-his
-mother
-play
-dominoes
-he
-played
-dominoes
-with
-her
-for
-a
-little
-while
-until
-she
-was
-winning
-by
-such
-a
-margin
-it
-wasn't
-fun
-for
-either
-of
-them
-he
-went
-down
-to
-the
-basement
-to
-do
-his
-laundry
-he
-pulled
-the
-chain
-for
-the
-light
-and
-it
-turned
-on
-like
-magic
-electricity
-is
-like
-magic
-he
-said
-to
-himself
-he
-thought
-he
-would
-like
-to
-write
-that
-down
-but
-his
-implements
-were
-in
-the
-shack
-he'd
-already
-built
-up
-so
-much
-momentum
-inside
-inertia
-he
-thought
-what's
-the
-difference
-between
-inertia
-and
-momentum
-he
-asked
-himself
-as
-he
-hefted
-dirty
-clothes
-into
-the
-washer
-maybe
-inertia
-is
-the
-momentum
-of
-not
-moving
-he
-thought
-as
-he
-measured
-and
-poured
-the
-blue
-detergent
-into
-the
-drum
-momentum
-is
-the
-inertia
-of
-moving
-forward
-through
-time
-as
-he
-selected
-warm-cold
-on
-the
-dial
-and
-pulled
-it
-out
-to
-start
-the
-machine
-what
-do
-you
-think
-is
-the
-difference
-between
-inertia
-and
-momentum
-he
-asked
-his
-mother
-when
-he
-opened
-the
-door
-at
-the
-top
-of
-the
-stairs
-when
-you
-switch
-over
-your
-laundry
-could
-you
-bring
-up
-my
-underwear
-from
-the
-dryer
-she
-asked
-not
-looking
-up
-from
-her
-dominoes
-a
-thread
-of
-smoke
-curled
-from
-her
-cigarette
-and
-spread
-out
-on
-the
-ceiling
@@ -1,69 +0,0 @@
-man
-of
-autumn
-cold
-wind
-blow
-down
-the
-trees
-leaves
-fire
-on
-the
-ground
-the
-sky
-perfect
-water
-frost-cold
-rippled
-only
-by
-flocks
-of
-black
-birds
-flying
-gone
-their
-brightness
-can
-blind
-an
-uncareful
-watcher
-work
-him
-in
-a
-froth
-of
-hands
-not-wings
-that
-ache
-with
-the
-loss
-of
-flight
-a
-tear
-is
-flung
-faithfully
-to
-the
-ocean
-of
-air
-slipping
-in
-slowly
-is
-as
-gone
-as
-the
-birds
@@ -1,831 +0,0 @@
-tr
-has
-been
-a
-part
-of
-the
-unix
-toolset
-since
-the
-late
-70s
-short
-for
-translate
-or
-transliterate
-tr
-takes
-two
-strings
-as
-arguments
-and
-replaces
-incidences
-of
-the
-first
-with
-the
-second
-while
-reading
-a
-byte
-stream
-it
-also
-supports
-ranges
-of
-characters
-in
-formats
-such
-as
-a-z
-as
-well
-as
-the
-posix-compliant
-alpha
-although
-sed
-has
-more
-options
-and
-features
-for
-a
-quick
-search-and-replace
-tr
-is
-more
-than
-sufficient
-the
-wind
-blows
-hard
-up
-here
-far
-harder
-than
-anywhere
-else
-i've
-been
-i
-wonder
-at
-times
-if
-it
-might
-pick
-me
-up
-like
-an
-angel
-and
-carry
-me
-into
-the
-night
-the
-secret
-to
-truly
-great
-rolls
-is
-mayonnaise
-although
-i
-have
-received
-looks
-of
-disgust
-at
-this
-assertion
-i
-think
-the
-explanation
-is
-enough
-to
-expel
-doubt
-mayonnaise
-includes
-the
-fat
-cream
-and
-egg
-content
-rolls
-need
-to
-be
-any
-good
-plus
-in
-mayonnaise
-they
-come
-premeasured
-and
-perfectly
-blended
-which
-makes
-for
-incredibly
-easy
-and
-delicious
-rolls
-after
-i
-explain
-myself
-the
-looks
-of
-disgust
-usually
-remain
-my
-mother
-used
-to
-make
-me
-mayonnaise
-rolls
-and
-hers
-will
-always
-be
-the
-best
-i
-had
-a
-teacher
-in
-college
-who
-explained
-xenophobia
-as
-mother's
-cooking
-is
-best
-one
-of
-my
-favorite
-fictional
-theories
-is
-the
-shoe
-event
-horizon
-an
-economic
-truth
-which
-states
-that
-as
-a
-society
-progresses
-shoe
-stores
-become
-more
-and
-more
-prevalent
-the
-demand
-for
-shoes
-raises
-slowly
-almost
-imperceptibly
-causing
-shoe
-manufacturers
-to
-make
-more
-and
-cheaper
-shoes
-this
-begins
-a
-vicious
-cycle
-during
-which
-more
-and
-more
-shoes
-are
-made
-more
-and
-more
-cheaply
-causing
-more
-shoes
-to
-be
-bought
-and
-thus
-made
-until
-finally
-the
-society
-reaches
-the
-shoe
-event
-horizon
-this
-is
-the
-point
-at
-which
-it
-becomes
-economically
-impossible
-for
-any
-stores
-but
-shoe
-stores
-to
-exist
-after
-the
-economy
-collapses
-the
-society's
-people
-invariably
-turn
-into
-birds
-never
-to
-touch
-ground
-again
-awk
-is
-often
-used
-as
-a
-command-line
-stream-editing
-tool
-but
-it
-is
-actually
-an
-entire
-interpreted
-language
-it
-supports
-multiple
-variables
-and
-logical
-structuring
-and
-has
-been
-the
-inspiration
-for
-perl
-which
-has
-largely
-replaced
-it
-it
-was
-originally
-written
-in
-1977
-but
-over
-the
-years
-has
-evolved
-with
-multiple
-implementations
-made
-for
-different
-uses
-the
-best
-shoes
-i
-ever
-owned
-were
-franco
-fortinis
-a
-brand
-i
-have
-yet
-to
-find
-anywhere
-else
-sometimes
-i
-wonder
-if
-i
-dreamed
-the
-shoes
-like
-in
-stories
-where
-the
-protagonist
-buys
-a
-powerful
-object
-from
-a
-mysterious
-store
-and
-try
-to
-return
-it
-after
-it
-backfires
-in
-some
-tragic
-way
-only
-to
-find
-the
-spot
-where
-the
-store
-stood
-is
-an
-empty
-lot
-or
-worse
-a
-blank
-brick
-wall
-after
-having
-moved
-to
-arizona
-i
-fear
-i
-will
-forget
-what
-rain
-is
-like
-i
-don't
-think
-it's
-sandbags
-falling
-on
-the
-body
-and
-i
-believe
-it
-is
-cold
-i
-think
-daredevil
-that
-piss
-of
-a
-film
-has
-endeared
-itself
-to
-me
-forever
-with
-its
-depiction
-of
-rain
-recent
-studies
-have
-proven
-eyewitness
-testimony
-to
-be
-utterly
-unreliable
-it
-turns
-out
-that
-memory
-is
-not
-a
-record
-set
-down
-on
-the
-tablet
-of
-the
-brain
-but
-rather
-a
-series
-of
-impressions
-emotions
-and
-physical
-states
-that
-changes
-even
-with
-access
-one
-of
-my
-students
-is
-having
-a
-hard
-time
-finding
-arguments
-in
-favor
-of
-the
-use
-of
-eyewitness
-testimony
-for
-a
-paper
-this
-is
-how
-obvious
-the
-workings
-of
-memory
-are
-and
-yet
-without
-our
-memory
-we
-are
-nothing
-memory
-is
-the
-tether
-to
-the
-floor
-of
-the
-ocean
-of
-our
-past
-the
-ocean
-is
-our
-collective
-subconscious
-which
-we
-float
-on
-on
-the
-inner
-tube
-of
-individual
-perception
-slathering
-on
-the
-suntan
-lotion
-of
-our
-prejudices
-wearing
-the
-sunglasses
-of
-self-deception
-all
-underneath
-the
-sun
-of
-technology
-the
-seagulls
-of
-death
-circle
-slowly
-calling
-to
-each
-other
-the
-call
-of
-their
-society
-secret
-in
-its
-machinations
-my
-father
-told
-me
-that
-once
-when
-swimming
-a
-rip
-tide
-pulled
-him
-far
-out
-to
-sea
-he
-said
-it
-was
-impossible
-to
-tell
-until
-it
-was
-too
-late
-the
-shore
-simply
-receded
-too
-slowly
-he
-never
-told
-me
-how
-he
-made
-it
-back
-but
-i
-imagine
-him
-bearded
-beached
-coughing
-up
-saltwater
-a
-new
-shipwrecked
-victim
-grep
-is
-a
-basic
-search
-tool
-for
-unix-based
-systems
-it
-has
-a
-robust
-syntax
-though
-i've
-had
-trouble
-remembering
-the
-regex
-nuances
-between
-it
-sed
-s
-and
-perl
-s
-there
-is
-a
-posix
-standard
-but
-no
-one
-follows
-standards
-my
-mother
-loves
-annie
-dillard
-she
-always
-talks
-about
-the
-praying
-mantis
-egg
-case
-scene
-dillard
-could
-never
-find
-a
-praying
-mantis
-egg
-case
-until
-she
-finally
-saw
-one
-by
-accident
-after
-that
-she
-saw
-them
-everywhere
-my
-mother
-showed
-me
-an
-egg
-case
-once
-i
-haven't
-seen
-one
-since
-my
-friend
-steven
-has
-over
-three
-hundred
-pairs
-of
-shoes
-he
-tells
-me
-his
-goal
-is
-eventually
-to
-obtain
-a
-calendar
-of
-shoes
-and
-wear
-a
-different
-one
-each
-day
-of
-the
-year
-he
-doesn't
-include
-the
-forty
-days
-of
-lent
-however
-he
-goes
-barefoot
-those
-forty
-days
@@ -1,703 +0,0 @@
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-about
-the
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-about-the-author
-html
-case
-duckworth
-about
-author
-html
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-amber
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-amber-alert
-html
-and
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-the
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-to
-abraham
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-html
-on
-seeing
-the
-panorama
-of
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-landing
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-apollo11
-html
-ars
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-art
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-html
-an
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-axe
-html
-the
-big
-dipper
-big-dipper
-html
-and
-the
-boar
-boar
-html
-the
-boy
-on
-the
-bus
-boy
-bus
-html
-is
-building
-building
-html
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-me
-call-me-aural-pleasure
-html
-cereal
-cereal
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-cold
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-the
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-an
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-a
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-the
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-walking
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-he
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-himself
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-drink
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-bats
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-the
-way
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-space
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-bodies
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-aquarium
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@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
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-pockets
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-leaves
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-grapes
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-chocolate
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-for
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-onto
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-a
-trellis
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-the
-lid
-of
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-casket
-the
-door
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-earth's
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-opening
-finally
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-us
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-dirt
-not
-to
-grow
-more
-strawberries
-for
-falk
-but
-to
-pad
-his
-feet
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-he
-walks
-overhead
-to
-visit
-someone
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-certainly
-cares
-about
-but
-whose
-name
-is
-lost
-to
-posterity
@@ -1,219 +0,0 @@
-he
-didn't
-have
-any
-polish
-so
-he
-spit-shined
-the
-whole
-thing
-top
-to
-bottom
-it
-gleamed
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-tomato
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-the
-vine
-begging
-to
-be
-picked
-and
-thrown
-on
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-caprese
-death
-loved
-caprese
-he
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-up
-and
-put
-the
-horn
-to
-his
-lips
-imagining
-it
-was
-a
-woman
-he
-loved
-he
-blushed
-as
-he
-realized
-it
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-a
-terrible
-metaphor
-he
-practiced
-for
-six
-hours
-a
-day
-what
-else
-to
-do
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-looks
-at
-himself
-in
-the
-mirror
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-he
-plays
-the
-trumpet
-is
-suspended
-in
-midair
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-rules
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-is
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-missed
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-spot
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-stranger
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-it
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-days
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-kitchen
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-arcade
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-trumpet
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@@ -1,2471 +0,0 @@
-i
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-the
-tv
-as
-soon
-as
-the
-end
-credits
-began
-i
-stretched
-in
-the
-la-z-boy
-trade
-i
-grew
-up
-in
-pushing
-its
-back
-until
-i
-lay
-horizontal
-feet
-slightly
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-i
-stared
-at
-the
-light
-at
-the
-bugs
-silhouetted
-inside
-it
-i
-relaxed
-thought
-about
-sleeping
-in
-the
-chair
-with
-the
-light
-on
-i
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-it
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-the
-lever
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-pull
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-chairback
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-and
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-footrest
-down
-stood
-up
-went
-around
-the
-corner
-turned
-off
-the
-light
-stripped
-to
-my
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-and
-got
-in
-bed
-i
-made
-sure
-my
-alarm
-was
-set
-for
-8
-00
-and
-lay
-face-up
-in
-the
-dark
-eventually
-i
-slept
-i
-still
-consider
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-to
-be
-the
-best
-summer
-i
-ever
-had
-in
-terms
-of
-my
-sleep
-schedule
-every
-night
-i
-went
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-bed
-at
-midnight
-after
-stewart
-and
-colbert
-every
-morning
-i
-woke
-up
-at
-eight
-took
-a
-shower
-ate
-my
-frosted
-mini-wheats
-trade
-and
-brushed
-my
-teeth
-i
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-my
-time
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-have
-to
-leave
-for
-work
-until
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-30
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-shift
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-dollywood
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-at
-10
-00
-it
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-second
-summer
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-i
-worked
-as
-larry
-the
-cucumber
-trade
-mostly
-though
-sometimes
-i
-would
-pick
-up
-the
-shift
-for
-one
-of
-the
-official
-dollywood
-mascots
-when
-they
-had
-their
-day
-off
-i
-went
-outside
-when
-the
-wall
-clock
-read
-9
-32
-the
-day
-was
-already
-beginning
-to
-warm
-up
-i
-walked
-across
-the
-road
-to
-my
-car
-a
-saturn
-reg
-my
-first
-started
-it
-pulled
-into
-the
-road
-and
-looked
-up
-at
-my
-window
-the
-only
-one
-on
-the
-second
-floor
-of
-my
-house
-i
-said
-so
-long
-in
-my
-head
-to
-my
-room
-the
-house
-and
-my
-two
-sisters
-still
-sleeping
-inside
-and
-drove
-down
-the
-road
-my
-morning
-commute
-was
-rural
-through
-farms
-creeks
-hills
-and
-hollows
-past
-tourist
-cabin
-resorts
-and
-used
-christian
-bookstores
-nearly
-getting
-to
-pigeon
-forge
-but
-stopping
-before
-any
-of
-the
-strip
-was
-visible
-like
-las
-vegas
-pigeon
-forge
-has
-a
-strip
-it
-was
-second
-only
-to
-vegas
-in
-terms
-of
-marriages
-performed
-it
-was
-first
-in
-the
-country
-including
-vegas
-to
-feature
-two
-cracker
-barrels
-reg
-i
-went
-into
-pigeon
-forge
-only
-if
-i
-couldn't
-help
-it
-which
-was
-rare
-usually
-it
-was
-only
-if
-family
-from
-out-of-state
-were
-visiting
-or
-the
-one
-time
-i
-and
-two
-friends
-went
-to
-the
-buy-one-pair-get-two-pair-free
-boot
-store
-and
-got
-a
-deal
-i
-turned
-left
-before
-i
-got
-to
-any
-of
-pigeon
-forge
-into
-the
-employee
-entrance
-of
-dollywood
-i
-drove
-down
-a
-small
-road
-to
-my
-left
-a
-hill
-covered
-in
-kudzu
-to
-my
-right
-a
-fence
-past
-which
-i
-could
-hear
-people
-riding
-the
-river
-rampage
-trade
-or
-rockin
-roadway
-trade
-i
-turned
-left
-again
-drove
-past
-hr
-and
-the
-dollywood
-doctor's
-office
-and
-checked
-for
-parking
-at
-the
-bottom
-of
-the
-hill
-there
-wasn't
-any
-so
-i
-drove
-up
-the
-hill
-found
-a
-parking
-spot
-and
-got
-out
-of
-my
-car
-i
-thought
-about
-waiting
-for
-an
-employee
-shuttle
-until
-i
-realized
-it
-was
-9
-55
-so
-i
-trotted
-down
-the
-hill
-and
-past
-hr
-i
-crossed
-the
-road
-in
-front
-of
-the
-gazebo
-walked
-down
-a
-little
-path
-and
-met
-tim
-the
-security
-guard
-as
-i
-was
-crossing
-the
-main
-road
-he
-asked
-to
-see
-my
-id
-which
-i
-had
-ready
-for
-him
-i
-showed
-it
-to
-him
-he
-looked
-me
-up
-and
-down
-i
-wasn't
-in
-costume
-usually
-a
-no
-at
-dollywood
-but
-since
-my
-costume
-was
-green
-expensive
-and
-required
-at
-least
-two
-people
-to
-put
-on
-i
-didn't
-have
-to
-wear
-it
-onto
-the
-park
-and
-finally
-let
-me
-through
-i
-walked
-through
-the
-employee
-entrance
-and
-clocked
-in
-at
-9
-58
-i
-had
-only
-figured
-out
-how
-to
-clock
-in
-my
-second
-summer
-the
-first
-summer
-i
-worked
-at
-dollywood
-was
-also
-the
-first
-summer
-i
-worked
-a
-job
-and
-due
-to
-the
-placement
-of
-the
-atmosphere
-characters
-in
-the
-hierarchy
-of
-park
-management
-we
-got
-paid
-by
-the
-day
-this
-confused
-me
-into
-thinking
-that
-i
-didn't
-need
-to
-clock
-in
-and
-out
-especially
-since
-i
-still
-got
-paid
-my
-confusion
-deepened
-when
-i
-walked
-onto
-park
-one
-day
-with
-chance
-who
-also
-worked
-veggie
-tales
-trade
-and
-he
-clocked
-in
-but
-this
-was
-midway
-through
-the
-summer
-and
-i
-was
-too
-nervous
-to
-ask
-anyone
-about
-what
-i
-should
-do
-i
-was
-worried
-that
-if
-i
-started
-clocking
-in
-it
-would
-cause
-suspicion
-and
-i
-was
-terrified
-that
-my
-not
-clocking
-in
-would
-be
-caught
-and
-punished
-somehow
-for
-about
-a
-month
-i
-lived
-in
-mild
-terror
-each
-morning
-and
-afternoon
-avoiding
-my
-coworkers
-as
-they
-entered
-or
-left
-so
-they
-wouldn't
-see
-me
-walk
-past
-the
-red
-time
-clocks
-each
-day
-wondering
-if
-the
-hammer
-would
-fall
-i
-found
-out
-later
-that
-my
-manager
-charlie
-had
-been
-paying
-me
-based
-on
-the
-days
-he'd
-scheduled
-me
-clocking
-me
-in
-and
-out
-himself
-from
-his
-computer
-he
-said
-it
-wasn't
-a
-big
-deal
-but
-to
-clock
-in
-next
-summer
-this
-summer
-so
-i
-clocked
-in
-and
-out
-every
-day
-and
-these
-short
-sessions
-with
-the
-red
-time
-clock
-became
-favorite
-moments
-i
-walked
-onto
-the
-park
-past
-jukebox
-junction
-trade
-over
-the
-bridge
-under
-the
-rope
-that
-disallowed
-guests
-to
-visit
-the
-area
-until
-the
-park
-opened
-at
-10
-00
-down
-showstreet
-and
-into
-the
-back
-of
-showstreet
-palace
-theater
-where
-we
-characters
-shared
-a
-dressing
-room
-with
-the
-veggie
-tales
-trade
-actors
-our
-dressing-room
-was
-a
-part
-of
-backstage
-partitioned
-off
-by
-curtains
-where
-the
-empty
-shells
-of
-bob
-the
-tomato
-trade
-and
-larry
-the
-cucumber
-trade
-lay
-inside-out
-so
-the
-sweat
-inside
-could
-evaporate
-between
-shifts
-i
-grabbed
-my
-off-brand
-underarmour
-trade
-slicks
-from
-the
-laundry
-basket
-and
-went
-to
-the
-bathroom
-to
-change
-after
-i
-changed
-i
-came
-out
-of
-the
-bathroom
-and
-knocked
-on
-the
-women's
-dressing
-room
-door
-to
-see
-if
-nina
-or
-stacy
-were
-in
-yet
-nina
-opened
-the
-door
-hey
-case
-she
-said
-how's
-it
-going
-i'm
-good
-am
-i
-larry
-today
-i
-had
-been
-off
-the
-day
-before
-so
-i
-wasn't
-sure
-of
-the
-rotation
-yeah
-i
-think
-so
-said
-stacy
-putting
-on
-makeup
-in
-the
-mirror
-so
-she
-was
-handling
-with
-chance
-while
-nina
-and
-i
-were
-the
-vegetables
-i
-liked
-this
-arrangement
-i
-preferred
-to
-be
-larry
-trade
-because
-i
-didn't
-have
-to
-talk
-to
-anyone
-and
-i
-could
-make
-faces
-in
-the
-costume
-while
-families
-took
-pictures
-nina
-preferred
-the
-same
-thing
-although
-she
-was
-slightly
-too
-tall
-to
-fit
-comfortably
-inside
-bob
-trade
-stacy
-actually
-preferred
-to
-handle
-her
-personality
-was
-bubbly
-and
-talkative
-i
-don't
-think
-chance
-liked
-any
-part
-of
-the
-job
-really
-and
-handling
-was
-less
-hot
-than
-being
-in
-the
-suit
-when's
-our
-first
-run
-i
-asked
-well
-the
-first
-show
-is
-at
-10
-20
-so
-we
-were
-thinking
-about
-11
-i
-nodded
-where's
-chance
-i
-think
-he
-went
-out
-back
-to
-smoke
-nina
-said
-i'll
-go
-with
-you
-the
-actors
-for
-the
-veggie
-tales
-show
-were
-coming
-in
-to
-use
-their
-dressing
-room
-so
-we
-left
-stacy
-with
-them
-we
-walked
-through
-backstage
-behind
-all
-the
-curtains
-and
-through
-the
-side
-door
-into
-a
-sort
-of
-garage
-with
-ratty
-couches
-a
-refrigerator
-and
-an
-old
-tv
-mounted
-high
-up
-on
-the
-wall
-chance
-was
-sitting
-smoking
-and
-watching
-jeopardy
-while
-thumbing
-through
-a
-magazine
-hi
-chance
-i
-said
-hey
-guys
-he
-flicked
-his
-smile
-always
-somewhere
-between
-genuine
-and
-mocking
-at
-us
-think
-it'll
-rain
-today
-he
-asked
-indicating
-the
-direction
-of
-the
-sky
-it
-wasn't
-really
-visible
-from
-within
-the
-garage
-due
-to
-the
-high
-fence
-keeping
-the
-guests
-on
-the
-path
-toward
-timber
-tower
-trade
-and
-mystery
-mine
-trade
-and
-the
-tree
-just
-outside
-the
-garage
-i
-don't
-think
-there's
-a
-cloud
-in
-the
-sky
-i
-said
-but
-walked
-out
-of
-the
-garage
-and
-looked
-up
-to
-be
-sure
-there
-were
-wisps
-of
-cirrus
-like
-stray
-brush
-strokes
-on
-a
-blue
-canvas
-but
-that
-was
-all
-i
-think
-we'll
-have
-to
-do
-all
-of
-our
-runs
-today
-damn
-said
-chance
-and
-stubbed
-out
-his
-cigarette
-we
-watched
-jeopardy
-in
-silence
-for
-a
-few
-minutes
-chance
-checked
-his
-watch
-it's
-10
-19
-he
-said
-we
-should
-get
-inside
-before
-the
-show
-starts
-we
-went
-back
-to
-the
-dressing
-room
-behind
-the
-curtains
-backstage
-past
-the
-skins
-of
-larry
-trade
-and
-bob
-trade
-their
-feet
-and
-their
-battery
-packs
-past
-the
-water
-fountain
-where
-i
-drank
-and
-into
-the
-women's
-dressing
-room
-stacy
-had
-finished
-applying
-her
-makeup
-and
-was
-already
-in
-overalls
-flannel
-boots
-and
-cowboy
-hat
-seeing
-her
-chance
-said
-i'd
-better
-go
-put
-my
-outfit
-on
-he
-left
-and
-came
-back
-costumed
-we
-killed
-time
-nina
-turned
-her
-wrist
-and
-looked
-at
-her
-watch
-it's
-10
-50
-she
-said
-looking
-at
-me
-and
-jerking
-her
-head
-toward
-the
-door
-let's
-get
-ready
-we
-went
-out
-and
-down
-the
-hall
-the
-veggie
-tales
-were
-singing
-about
-mr
-nezzer
-trade
-loving
-the
-bunny
-nina
-went
-to
-bob
-trade
-and
-i
-to
-larry
-trade
-we
-set
-to
-work
-pulling
-them
-right-side-out
-when
-this
-was
-done
-we
-put
-on
-the
-backpacks
-that
-served
-as
-interior
-shells
-for
-the
-characters
-and
-held
-the
-battery
-packs
-as
-nina
-pulled
-on
-bob
-trade
-s
-legs
-i
-pulled
-on
-larry
-trade
-s
-i
-put
-my
-shoes
-in
-larry
-trade
-s
-feet
-a
-concession
-made
-to
-the
-forms
-of
-us
-humans
-inside
-the
-suits
-bob
-trade
-and
-larry
-trade
-on
-the
-show
-had
-no
-arms
-or
-legs
-we
-clipped
-each
-other's
-batteries
-into
-the
-packs
-we
-put
-our
-hands
-through
-the
-vegetables
-arms
-at
-this
-point
-the
-vegetables
-faces
-were
-sagging
-from
-our
-waists
-like
-deflated
-balloons
-we
-waddled
-over
-to
-the
-hallway
-outside
-the
-dressing
-rooms
-chance
-helped
-me
-put
-larry's
-hands
-on
-which
-were
-three-fingered
-like
-a
-cartoon
-although
-in
-the
-cartoon
-the
-veggie
-tales
-characters
-don't
-have
-hands
-he
-snapped
-them
-onto
-the
-arm
-he
-helped
-me
-pull
-the
-head
-up
-and
-over
-my
-pack
-and
-clipped
-the
-battery
-to
-the
-fan
-inside
-the
-suit
-he
-zipped
-the
-back
-zipper
-and
-the
-suit
-started
-to
-inflate
-bob
-trade
-and
-larry
-trade
-were
-inflatable
-to
-cut
-down
-on
-their
-weight
-stacy
-had
-done
-the
-same
-with
-nina
-and
-bob
-trade
-she
-asked
-ready
-we
-said
-ready
-chance
-got
-ahead
-of
-us
-opening
-the
-door
-i
-had
-to
-push
-my
-hands
-into
-my
-chest
-to
-deflate
-the
-suit
-so
-it
-could
-fit
-through
-the
-door
-we
-stepped
-into
-the
-dappled
-sunlight
-of
-dollywood
-the
-first
-few
-minutes
-of
-the
-run
-were
-fairly
-peaceful
-a
-few
-families
-walking
-by
-saw
-us
-and
-walk
-over
-forming
-a
-small
-line
-for
-their
-children
-to
-say
-hello
-get
-a
-hug
-and
-a
-picture
-one
-of
-the
-kids
-about
-three
-got
-about
-five
-feet
-from
-me
-pass
-some
-sort
-of
-magic
-barrier
-and
-suddenly
-become
-terrified
-she
-screamed
-and
-run
-back
-to
-her
-parents
-i
-tried
-to
-get
-eye-contact
-it
-was
-hard
-to
-tell
-exactly
-where
-larry
-trade
-was
-looking
-since
-his
-eyes
-were
-about
-a
-foot
-above
-my
-head
-and
-were
-fixed
-forward
-get
-small
-and
-hold
-out
-my
-hand
-but
-she
-had
-seen
-quite
-enough
-she
-shook
-her
-head
-and
-hid
-behind
-her
-mother's
-leg
-i
-waved
-with
-my
-fingers
-and
-stepped
-back
-to
-receive
-the
-next
-child
-sometimes
-doing
-this
-job
-i
-felt
-like
-a
-priest
-giving
-some
-sort
-of
-communion
-sometimes
-i
-felt
-like
-a
-celebrity
-especially
-when
-children
-asked
-for
-an
-autograph
-this
-happened
-fairly
-often
-and
-chance
-had
-to
-guide
-my
-hand
-with
-the
-sharpie
-trade
-in
-it
-sometimes
-i
-felt
-like
-santa
-claus
-or
-some
-other
-mythical
-creature
-come
-to
-earth
-mostly
-i
-felt
-a
-little
-hot
-and
-slightly
-bored
-the
-boredom
-crystallized
-into
-stress
-when
-the
-veggie
-tales
-show
-let
-out
-showstreet
-palace
-held
-something
-like
-four
-hundred
-people
-and
-for
-a
-show
-like
-veggie
-tales
-around
-half
-were
-children
-for
-this
-run
-our
-post
-was
-around
-the
-side
-of
-the
-theater
-so
-we
-didn't
-get
-the
-full
-press
-of
-the
-crowd
-but
-there
-were
-quite
-a
-few
-people
-streaming
-out
-of
-the
-side
-door
-fresh
-from
-seeing
-larry
-trade
-bob
-trade
-and
-friends
-performing
-in
-a
-show
-of
-course
-they
-were
-excited
-to
-see
-them
-giving
-out
-hugs
-in
-the
-street
-chance
-and
-stacy
-became
-busy
-trying
-to
-form
-the
-crowd
-into
-some
-semblance
-of
-a
-line
-while
-i
-and
-nina
-were
-hugging
-children
-trying
-to
-take
-our
-time
-with
-each
-but
-painfully
-aware
-of
-the
-next
-in
-line
-this
-was
-the
-worst
-part
-of
-the
-job
-i
-felt
-like
-i
-was
-on
-a
-factory
-line
-gluing
-widgets
-onto
-a
-product
-all
-day
-i
-was
-always
-looking
-ahead
-always
-at
-the
-next
-kid
-barely
-noticing
-what
-the
-ones
-old
-enough
-to
-talk
-were
-saying
-to
-me
-trying
-to
-show
-me
-i
-felt
-callous
-and
-aloof
-from
-humanity
-and
-a
-deep
-unease
-passed
-over
-me
-with
-all
-of
-this
-on
-my
-mind
-of
-course
-i
-didn't
-see
-the
-teenager
-running
-toward
-me
-from
-my
-left
-chance
-and
-stacy
-can't
-be
-blamed
-they
-were
-busy
-with
-crowd
-control
-i
-don't
-know
-what
-happened
-to
-the
-kid
-afterward
-all
-i
-know
-is
-what
-happened
-to
-me
-suddenly
-a
-great
-weight
-on
-my
-left
-side
-the
-hiss
-of
-air
-being
-forced
-out
-of
-larry
-trade
-me
-almost
-falling
-over
-the
-weight
-fell
-off
-i
-turned
-around
-too
-stunned
-to
-yell
-though
-chance
-had
-caught
-it
-out
-of
-the
-corner
-of
-his
-eye
-hey
-don't
-do
-that
-he
-said
-his
-eyes
-on
-the
-fallen
-teenager
-the
-kid
-was
-maybe
-fifteen
-tall
-with
-a
-white
-t-shirt
-and
-dark
-hair
-he
-had
-an
-indescribable
-look
-on
-his
-face
-surprise
-satisfaction
-and
-something
-else
-i
-couldn't
-identify
-before
-chance
-could
-reach
-him
-he
-ran
-off
-you
-okay
-he
-turned
-to
-me
-and
-asked
-i
-said
-in
-a
-low
-voice
-yeah
-i'm
-fine
-we're
-going
-in
-he
-said
-to
-stacy
-she
-checked
-her
-watch
-said
-yeah
-it's
-been
-twenty
-minutes
-to
-the
-crowd
-we
-have
-time
-for
-just
-two
-more
-pictures
-a
-wave
-of
-disappointment
-went
-through
-the
-people
-there
-most
-stayed
-hoping
-for
-an
-extension
-of
-the
-rule
-but
-we
-took
-two
-more
-pictures
-turned
-around
-and
-began
-walking
-inside
-some
-family
-tried
-to
-follow
-us
-in
-chance
-hollered
-over
-his
-shoulder
-i'm
-sorry
-folks
-we
-have
-to
-go
-in
-bob
-trade
-and
-larry
-trade
-need
-a
-break
-the
-father
-asked
-when
-will
-you
-be
-back
-out
-after
-the
-next
-show
-chance
-said
-as
-stacy
-opened
-the
-door
-i
-deflated
-larry
-trade
-s
-face
-again
-to
-get
-in
-the
-door
-and
-was
-safe
-in
-the
-darkness
-of
-the
-hallway
-chance
-unzipped
-me
-allowing
-real
-cool
-air
-to
-wash
-over
-my
-body
-nina
-and
-i
-waddled
-down
-the
-hallway
-to
-peel
-the
-vegetables
-off
-ourselves
-and
-to
-repeat
-the
-process
-of
-waiting
-dressing
-and
-standing
-again
@@ -1,172 +0,0 @@
-it
-had
-gotten
-cold
-he
-went
-to
-lay
-down
-in
-bed
-with
-a
-pad
-and
-paper
-he
-began
-to
-write
-although
-he
-hadn't
-tried
-it
-much
-in
-bed
-before
-he
-liked
-it
-mostly
-his
-arm
-got
-tired
-journeying
-across
-the
-page
-like
-a
-series
-of
-switchbacks
-down
-the
-wall
-of
-the
-grand
-canyon
-he
-wrote
-this
-down
-in
-the
-margin
-for
-later
-arm
-journeying
-across
-the
-pg
-like
-a
-series
-of
-switch
-backs
-down
-the
-wall
-of
-the
-grand
-canyon
-his
-arm
-began
-to
-pain
-him
-he
-adjusted
-his
-position
-in
-the
-bed
-it
-didn't
-help
-much
-with
-the
-pain
-it
-still
-hurt
-as
-he
-wrote
-he
-began
-to
-be
-distracted
-by
-his
-mother's
-music
-playing
-in
-the
-next
-room
-could
-you
-turn
-that
-down
-please
-he
-hollered
-across
-the
-wall
-to
-his
-mother
-she
-made
-no
-reply
-music
-too
-loud
-he
-gave
-his
-arm
-a
-break
-to
-look
-at
-what
-he'd
-written
-he
-couldn't
-make
-heads
-or
-tails
-of
-it
-it
-looked
-like
-arabic
-he
-woke
-up
-gasping
-in
-a
-sweat
@@ -1,230 +0,0 @@
-you
-cannot
-discover
-art
-art
-must
-be
-created
-he
-sat
-on
-the
-couch
-at
-home
-while
-his
-mother
-watched
-tv
-and
-smoked
-dinner
-had
-been
-chicken
-and
-peas
-with
-milk
-and
-afterward
-paul
-and
-his
-mother
-sat
-on
-opposite
-ends
-of
-the
-couch
-at
-intervals
-she
-would
-look
-sideways
-at
-paul
-writing
-he
-pretended
-not
-to
-notice
-art
-artifice
-he
-wrote
-artifice
-means
-unnatural
-artifice
-means
-built
-to
-build
-means
-to
-find
-a
-pattern
-find
-a
-pattern
-is
-what
-we
-are
-good
-at
-he
-thought
-about
-this
-while
-someone
-else
-won
-a
-car
-do
-you
-think
-humans
-are
-good
-at
-finding
-patterns
-because
-we
-are
-hunters
-he
-asked
-his
-mother
-she
-looked
-sideways
-at
-him
-and
-said
-sure
-paul
-early
-on
-in
-our
-evolution
-we
-were
-hunters
-right
-and
-to
-hunt
-we
-had
-to
-see
-the
-patterns
-in
-seemingly
-random
-events
-like
-where
-the
-gazelle
-went
-each
-year
-paul
-i'm
-trying
-to
-watch
-tv
-if
-you're
-going
-to
-write
-this
-stuff
-go
-do
-it
-in
-your
-room
-you're
-distracting
-paul
-got
-up
-and
-went
-to
-his
-room
-and
-lay
-down
-on
-his
-bed
-if
-the
-gazelle
-went
-to
-the
-same
-place
-every
-year
-he
-thought
-did
-they
-know
-the
-pattern
-too
-or
-was
-it
-random
-for
-them
-did
-they
-think
-each
-year
-this
-seems
-like
-a
-good
-spot
-let's
-graze
-here
-without
-knowing
-he
-wrote
-pattern
-memory
-in
-his
-notebook
@@ -1,160 +0,0 @@
-say
-there
-are
-no
-words
-say
-that
-we
-are
-conjoined
-from
-birth
-or
-better
-still
-say
-we
-are
-myself
-but
-i
-still
-talk
-to
-myself
-i
-build
-my
-world
-through
-language
-so
-if
-we
-say
-there
-are
-no
-words
-this
-is
-not
-enough
-say
-we
-are
-instead
-some
-animal
-or
-better
-yet
-a
-plant
-or
-a
-flagellum
-motoring
-aimlessly
-around
-say
-that
-humans
-are
-the
-only
-things
-that
-reason
-say
-that
-we're
-the
-only
-things
-that
-worry
-say
-that
-i
-am
-separate
-to
-say
-there's
-everything
-else
-and
-then
-there's
-me
-is
-wrong
-each
-thing
-is
-separate
-there
-is
-no
-whole
-in
-the
-world
-say
-this
-is
-both
-good
-and
-bad
-or
-rather
-say
-there
-is
-no
-good
-or
-bad
-but
-only
-being
-more
-and
-more
-of
-it
-always
-added
-none
-taken
-out
-though
-it
-can
-be
-forgotten
-say
-that
-forgetting
-is
-a
-function
-of
-our
-remembering
-say
-that
-humans
-only
-worry
-about
-separation
-say
-that
-only
-humans
-feel
-it
@@ -1,195 +0,0 @@
-i
-saw
-my
-life
-branching
-out
-before
-me
-like
-the
-green
-fig
-tree
-in
-the
-story
-from
-the
-tip
-of
-every
-branch
-like
-a
-fat
-purple
-fig
-a
-wonderful
-future
-beckoned
-and
-winked
-one
-fig
-was
-a
-husband
-and
-a
-happy
-home
-and
-children
-and
-another
-fig
-was
-a
-famous
-poet
-and
-another
-fig
-was
-a
-brilliant
-professor
-and
-another
-fig
-was
-ee
-gee
-the
-amazing
-editor
-and
-another
-fig
-was
-europe
-and
-africa
-and
-south
-america
-and
-another
-fig
-was
-constantin
-and
-socrates
-and
-attila
-and
-a
-pack
-of
-other
-lovers
-and
-queer
-names
-and
-offbeat
-professions
-and
-another
-fig
-was
-an
-olympic
-lady
-crew
-champion
-and
-beyond
-and
-above
-these
-figs
-were
-many
-more
-figs
-i
-couldn't
-quite
-make
-out
-i
-saw
-myself
-sitting
-in
-the
-crotch
-of
-this
-fig
-tree
-starving
-to
-death
-just
-because
-i
-couldn't
-make
-up
-my
-mind
-which
-of
-the
-figs
-i
-would
-choose
-i
-wanted
-each
-and
-every
-one
-of
-them
-but
-choosing
-one
-meant
-losing
-all
-the
-rest
-and
-as
-i
-sat
-there
-unable
-to
-decide
-the
-figs
-began
-to
-wrinkle
-and
-go
-black
-and
-one
-by
-one
-they
-plopped
-to
-the
-ground
-at
-my
-feet
@@ -1,165 +0,0 @@
-bottom
-of
-the
-drink
-they
-had
-to
-go
-the
-coke
-machine
-the
-snack
-machine
-the
-deep
-fryer
-hoisted
-and
-dragged
-through
-the
-halls
-and
-out
-to
-the
-curb
-they
-sat
-with
-other
-trash
-beneath
-gray
-forlorn
-skies
-behind
-the
-elementary
-school
-wondering
-what
-their
-next
-move
-would
-be
-the
-coke
-machine
-had
-always
-wanted
-to
-live
-the
-life
-of
-a
-hobo
-jumping
-trains
-eating
-from
-garbage
-making
-fire
-in
-old
-oil
-drums
-it
-had
-some
-strange
-romantic
-notions
-of
-being
-homeless
-is
-what
-the
-deep
-fryer
-thought
-its
-opinion
-was
-to
-head
-to
-court
-sue
-the
-bastards
-at
-the
-school
-for
-early
-termination
-of
-contract
-it
-was
-the
-embodiment
-of
-justifiable
-anger
-it
-believed
-privately
-that
-it
-was
-an
-incarnation
-of
-nemesis
-the
-goddess
-of
-divine
-retribution
-what
-the
-snack
-machine
-thought
-it
-kept
-to
-itself
-but
-it
-did
-say
-that
-nothing
-ever
-ends
-the
-others
-were
-confused
-then
-angry
-but
-finally
-understood
-or
-thought
-they
-did
-the
-snack
-machine's
-candy
-melted
-in
-the
-sun
@@ -1,352 +0,0 @@
-i
-didn't
-write
-this
-sestina
-yesterday
-it's
-the
-first
-time
-i
-fell
-behind
-in
-my
-task
-and
-hopefully
-the
-only
-time
-it
-will
-this
-means
-that
-today
-i
-must
-write
-two
-sestinas
-if
-i
-don't
-write
-them
-today
-i
-will
-have
-to
-write
-two
-later
-down
-the
-line
-although
-i
-feel
-i'm
-slogging
-through
-each
-line
-i
-think
-i'm
-doing
-better
-every
-day
-though
-maybe
-this
-is
-wishful
-thinking
-i
-showed
-my
-friend
-my
-just-completed
-task
-two
-days
-ago
-my
-god
-was
-it
-two
-entire
-days
-i've
-no
-idea
-what
-i'll
-do
-after
-thirty-nine
-days
-i
-think
-i'll
-feel
-like
-inigo
-montoya
-who'd
-been
-in
-the
-line
-of
-revenging
-for
-so
-long
-he
-didn't
-know
-what
-to
-do
-with
-the
-rest
-of
-his
-life
-and
-he
-deigned
-to
-be
-polite
-but
-i
-could
-tell
-the
-task
-was
-hard
-for
-him
-he
-told
-me
-finally
-that
-i
-had
-made
-a
-noble
-effort
-but
-that
-ultimately
-i
-failed
-so
-my
-question
-when
-will
-i
-be
-a
-decent
-sestina
-writer
-for
-this
-is
-my
-task
-maybe
-if
-i
-just
-keep
-cranking
-out
-line
-after
-line
-i'll
-finally
-figure
-it
-out
-maybe
-one
-more
-day
-or
-another
-week
-will
-do
-it
-or
-maybe
-i'll
-need
-two
-or
-maybe
-it'll
-never
-happen
-maybe
-a
-sestina's
-too
-involved
-too
-much
-weaving
-of
-words
-too
-fine
-and
-i
-will
-never
-write
-a
-good
-one
-even
-on
-my
-best
-day
-even
-if
-i
-employ
-all
-my
-skill
-and
-all
-my
-will
-i'm
-not
-used
-to
-writing
-poems
-with
-thirty-nine
-lines
-that
-must
-be
-the
-problem
-must
-be
-why
-this
-task
-is
-herculean
-he
-only
-had
-to
-finish
-twelve
-tasks
-and
-i
-have
-one
-less
-one
-thousand
-five
-hundred
-twenty-two
-and
-it's
-nothing
-but
-complaining
-lines
-about
-how
-hard
-it
-is
-to
-be
-a
-person
-i
-am
-getting
-sick
-of
-myself
-with
-these
-poems
-and
-will
-soon
-be
-loathe
-to
-get
-out
-of
-bed
-every
-day
-but
-i
-tasked
-myself
-with
-this
-which
-may
-be
-the
-worst
-i
-ever
-do
-to
-myself
-i
-thought
-a
-poem
-nanowrimo
-would
-be
-fun
-would
-line
-my
-resume
-give
-me
-something
-i
-could
-publish
-someday
@@ -1,201 +0,0 @@
-
-is
-man
-the
-natural
-thing
-that
-makes
-unnatural
-things
-he
-thought
-to
-himself
-as
-he
-looked
-out
-the
-kitchen
-window
-at
-the
-shed
-he
-wondered
-who
-built
-the
-shed
-for
-the
-first
-time
-since
-he'd
-been
-going
-out
-there
-mom
-who
-built
-the
-shed
-out
-back
-he
-asked
-that
-was
-your
-father
-she
-said
-his
-father
-paul
-had
-never
-met
-him
-his
-mother
-had
-said
-when
-he
-was
-a
-kid
-that
-his
-father
-was
-caught
-by
-a
-riptide
-while
-swimming
-in
-the
-ocean
-he
-hadn't
-noticed
-what
-was
-happening
-until
-the
-land
-was
-a
-thin
-line
-on
-the
-horizon
-he
-became
-exhausted
-swimming
-back
-and
-drowned
-his
-body
-was
-found
-a
-week
-later
-by
-the
-coroner's
-estimate
-paul
-never
-really
-believed
-this
-story
-because
-his
-mother's
-face
-was
-sad
-in
-the
-wrong
-way
-when
-she
-told
-it
-she
-said
-he
-looked
-like
-his
-father
-but
-she
-also
-said
-all
-men
-look
-alike
-paul
-realized
-he'd
-been
-standing
-at
-the
-kitchen
-window
-for
-a
-long
-time
-looking
-out
-at
-the
-shed
-without
-realizing
-it
-he
-went
-out
-to
-take
-an
-inventory
-of
-everything
-inside
-where
-you
-going
-asked
-his
-mother
-to
-the
-shed
-i'll
-be
-back
-in
-a
-bit
-he
-said
@@ -1,343 +0,0 @@
-you
-never
-can
-tell
-just
-when
-charlie
-sheen
-will
-enter
-your
-life
-for
-me
-it
-was
-last
-thursday
-i
-was
-reading
-some
-translation
-of
-a
-japanese
-translation
-of
-the
-raven
-in
-which
-the
-poe
-and
-the
-raven
-become
-friends
-at
-one
-point
-the
-raven
-gets
-very
-sick
-and
-poe
-feeds
-him
-at
-his
-bedside
-and
-nurses
-him
-back
-to
-health
-the
-story
-was
-very
-heartwarming
-and
-sad
-at
-the
-same
-time
-and
-my
-tears
-were
-welling
-up
-when
-suddenly
-i
-heard
-a
-knock
-on
-my
-door
-i
-shuffled
-over
-sniffling
-but
-managing
-to
-keep
-my
-cheeks
-dry
-to
-open
-it
-of
-course
-charlie
-was
-beaming
-on
-the
-other
-side
-with
-a
-bag
-of
-flowers
-and
-a
-grin
-like
-a
-dog's
-he
-bounded
-in
-the
-room
-without
-saying
-hello
-and
-threw
-the
-flowers
-in
-the
-sink
-opened
-the
-refrigerator
-and
-started
-poking
-around
-i
-said
-it's
-nice
-to
-see
-you
-too
-and
-went
-to
-my
-room
-to
-get
-a
-camera
-as
-well
-as
-a
-notebook
-for
-him
-to
-sign
-when
-i
-came
-back
-he
-was
-on
-the
-floor
-hunched
-and
-groaning
-i
-looked
-on
-the
-table
-to
-see
-a
-month-old
-half-gallon
-of
-milk
-now
-cottage
-cheese
-half-empty
-and
-dripping
-the
-remnants
-were
-on
-his
-mouth
-and
-at
-once
-i
-saw
-my
-chance
-to
-become
-poe
-in
-this
-translation
-of
-a
-translation
-of
-a
-translation
-i
-knelt
-next
-to
-charlie
-cradled
-his
-head
-in
-my
-lap
-he
-looked
-up
-at
-me
-with
-a
-stare
-full
-of
-terror
-i
-returned
-it
-levelly
-making
-cooing
-noises
-at
-him
-until
-he
-calmed
-down
-when
-he
-was
-calm
-he
-excused
-himself
-to
-be
-sick
-on
-my
-toilet
-he
-wouldn't
-let
-me
-follow
-but
-said
-he
-would
-sign
-whatever
-i
-liked
-when
-he
-got
-back
-after
-half
-an
-hour
-passed
-and
-all
-i'd
-had
-for
-company
-was
-the
-ticking
-of
-the
-clock
-i
-went
-to
-the
-bathroom
-door
-i
-knocked
-carefully
-once
-then
-twice
-to
-no
-beaming
-face
-no
-flowers
-i
-opened
-the
-door
-there
-was
-shit
-on
-the
-floor
-and
-the
-window
-was
-open
-there
-was
-a
-breeze
-blowing
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-tonight
-as
-i
-look
-up
-the
-stars
-hide
-themselves
-in
-shame
-there
-is
-no
-moon
-the
-sky
-is
-black
-like
-my
-desk
-nothing
-like
-a
-raven
-the
-streetlights
-look
-on
-the
-scene
-disinterested
-they
-have
-their
-own
-small
-gossips
-of
-the
-dark
-i
-came
-here
-to
-find
-the
-lion
-old
-friend
-but
-he
-will
-not
-show
-his
-flanks
-his
-paws
-his
-shoulders
-his
-mane
-i
-can
-hear
-him
-laughing
-from
-his
-hiding-place
-behind
-the
-moon
-nonexistent
-under
-the
-cold
-dead
-earth
-the
-mountain
-is
-in
-front
-of
-me
-now
-a
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-you
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-his
-mother
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-tv
-and
-smoked
-early
-html
-you
-never
-can
-tell
-just
-when
-charlie
-sheen
-will
-enter
-your
-life
-feedingtheraven
-html
-you
-think
-building
-hoggle's
-a
-hard
-game
-hard-game
-html
-your
-casserole
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-takes
-the
-longest
-when-im-sorry-i
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-the
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-html
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-of
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-unix
-toolset
-since
-the
-late
-70s
-collage-instrument
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@@ -1,83 +0,0 @@
-look
-i
-say
-look
-here
-at
-this
-old
-place
-where
-nothing
-changes
-look
-at
-the
-people
-who
-pass
-by
-look
-at
-the
-trees
-the
-flowers
-full
-of
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-look
-how
-full
-they
-are
-with
-color
-look
-how
-they
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-us
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-people
-who
-must
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-is
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-to
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-is
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-sadness
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-cherry
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-under
-stand
-they
-are
-too
-tall
-to
-see
-the
-germ
-of
-discontent
-in
-us
@@ -1,167 +0,0 @@
-he
-looked
-down
-at
-his
-hands
-idly
-while
-he
-was
-typing
-they
-were
-dry
-and
-cracked
-in
-places
-he
-thought
-he
-might
-start
-bleeding
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-he
-went
-inside
-for
-some
-lotion
-do
-we
-have
-any
-lotion
-he
-asked
-his
-mother
-in
-the
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-cabinet
-she
-said
-without
-looking
-up
-from
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-tv
-he
-walked
-into
-the
-bathroom
-and
-looked
-at
-himself
-in
-the
-mirror
-i
-look
-strange
-he
-said
-to
-himself
-i
-look
-like
-a
-teenager
-he
-stared
-into
-his
-right
-eye
-then
-his
-left
-he
-saw
-nothing
-but
-his
-own
-reflection
-fish-eyed
-in
-his
-pupils
-he
-opened
-the
-medicine
-cabinet
-back
-in
-his
-writing
-shack
-he
-started
-to
-type
-what
-is
-it
-about
-hands
-that
-gives
-them
-such
-power
-it
-is
-that
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-power
-is
-hidden
-in
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-arm
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-on
-the
-inside
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-the
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-hand
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-machines
-for
-grasping
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-by
-the
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-the
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-think
-building
-hoggle's
-a
-hard
-game
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-know
-bunk
-writing
-a
-ghazal's
-a
-hard
-game
-let's
-meet
-in
-a
-place
-where
-words
-fabric
-play
-but
-not
-plastic
-words
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-a
-hard
-game
-a
-cookout
-where
-we
-can
-hash
-our
-differences
-over
-steak
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-making
-it
-sizzle's
-a
-hard
-game
-let's
-go
-to
-a
-brothel
-rub
-shoulders
-with
-bare
-shoulders
-or
-a
-bar
-being
-wastrel's
-a
-hard
-game
-maybe
-we
-could
-switch
-professions
-you
-and
-i
-you
-write
-the
-poems
-i'll
-puppet
-fozzie
-a
-hard
-game
-when
-you
-call
-me
-you
-never
-say
-my
-name
-creativity's
-a
-hose
-shutting
-the
-nozzle's
-the
-hard
-game
@@ -1,173 +0,0 @@
-his
-mother
-drove
-him
-to
-the
-hardware
-store
-on
-a
-tuesday
-i'm
-glad
-to
-see
-you've
-taken
-my
-advice
-for
-once
-she
-said
-what
-do
-you
-mean
-applying
-to
-work
-at
-the
-hardware
-store
-i'm
-proud
-of
-you
-paul
-oh
-right
-sure
-thing
-they
-pulled
-into
-the
-parking
-lot
-just
-be
-a
-minute
-he
-said
-as
-he
-opened
-the
-car
-door
-he
-walked
-under
-the
-door
-resplendent
-in
-its
-king
-william
-orange
-and
-white
-he
-saw
-the
-towering
-rows
-of
-shelves
-like
-mountain
-ridges
-in
-hell
-he
-strolled
-among
-the
-fixtures
-pipes
-planks
-sheets
-plants
-why
-plants
-he
-thought
-switches
-he
-realized
-he
-didn't
-know
-the
-first
-thing
-about
-building
-furniture
-i
-don't
-know
-the
-first
-thing
-he
-muttered
-to
-himself
-about
-building
-furniture
-i
-know
-the
-last
-thing
-would
-be
-a
-couch
-or
-chair
-or
-stool
-but
-the
-first
-thing
-is
-a
-mystery
-he
-turned
-around
-and
-walked
-straight
-out
-of
-the
-store
-and
-to
-his
-mother's
-car
-without
-looking
-up
-how'd
-it
-go
-she
-asked
-starting
-the
-car
-great
-he
-said
@@ -1,138 +0,0 @@
-i
-was
-away
-on
-vacation
-when
-i
-heard
-someone
-sat
-at
-my
-desk
-while
-i
-was
-away
-they
-took
-my
-pen
-while
-i
-was
-taking
-surf
-lessons
-and
-wrote
-the
-sun
-into
-the
-sky
-they
-pre-approved
-the
-earth
-and
-the
-waters
-and
-all
-of
-the
-living
-things
-without
-even
-having
-the
-decency
-to
-text
-me
-it
-was
-not
-i
-who
-was
-behind
-the
-phrase
-creeping
-things
-when
-i
-got
-back
-of
-course
-i
-was
-pissed
-but
-it
-was
-already
-written
-into
-the
-policy
-i'm
-just
-saying
-don't
-blame
-me
-for
-cain
-killing
-abel
-that
-was
-a
-murder
-i'm
-not
-a
-cop
-the
-tower
-of
-babel
-fell
-on
-its
-own
-the
-ark
-never
-saw
-a
-single
-drop
-of
-rain
-i'm
-the
-drunk
-sitting
-on
-the
-curb
-who
-just
-pissed
-his
-pants
-holding
-up
-a
-sign
-asking
-where
-i
-am
@@ -1,1574 +0,0 @@
-this
-book
-is
-an
-exploration
-of
-life
-of
-all
-possible
-lives
-that
-could
-be
-lived
-each
-of
-the
-poems
-contained
-herein
-have
-been
-written
-by
-a
-different
-person
-with
-his
-own
-history
-culture
-and
-emotions
-true
-they
-are
-all
-related
-but
-no
-more
-than
-any
-of
-us
-is
-related
-through
-our
-genetics
-our
-shared
-planet
-or
-our
-yearnings
-fernando
-pessoa
-wrote
-poems
-under
-four
-different
-identities
-he
-called
-them
-heteronyms
-that
-were
-known
-during
-his
-lifetime
-though
-after
-his
-death
-over
-sixty
-have
-been
-found
-and
-catalogued
-he
-called
-them
-heteronyms
-as
-opposed
-to
-pseudonyms
-because
-they
-were
-much
-more
-than
-names
-he
-wrote
-under
-they
-were
-truly
-different
-writing
-selves
-concerned
-with
-different
-ideas
-and
-writing
-with
-different
-styles
-alberto
-caeiro
-wrote
-pastorals
-ricardo
-reis
-wrote
-more
-formal
-odes
-lvaro
-de
-campos
-wrote
-these
-long
-whitman-esque
-pieces
-one
-to
-whitman
-himself
-and
-pessoa's
-own
-name
-was
-used
-for
-poems
-that
-are
-kind
-of
-similar
-to
-all
-the
-others
-it
-seems
-as
-though
-pessoa
-found
-it
-inefficient
-to
-try
-and
-write
-everything
-he
-wanted
-only
-in
-his
-own
-self
-rather
-he
-parceled
-out
-the
-different
-pieces
-and
-developed
-them
-into
-full
-identities
-at
-the
-cost
-of
-his
-own
-i
-subsist
-as
-a
-kind
-of
-medium
-of
-myself
-but
-i'm
-less
-real
-than
-the
-others
-less
-substantial
-less
-personal
-and
-easily
-influenced
-by
-them
-all
-de
-campos
-said
-of
-him
-at
-one
-point
-fernando
-pessoa
-strictly
-speaking
-doesn't
-exist
-it's
-not
-just
-pessoa
-i
-strictly
-speaking
-don't
-exist
-both
-as
-the
-specific
-me
-that
-writes
-this
-now
-and
-as
-the
-concept
-of
-selfhood
-the
-ego
-heraclitus
-famously
-said
-that
-we
-can't
-step
-into
-the
-same
-river
-twice
-and
-the
-fact
-of
-the
-matter
-is
-that
-we
-can't
-occupy
-the
-same
-self
-twice
-it's
-constantly
-changing
-and
-adapting
-to
-new
-stimuli
-from
-the
-environment
-from
-other
-selves
-from
-inside
-itself
-and
-each
-time
-it
-forms
-anew
-into
-something
-that's
-never
-existed
-before
-the
-person
-i
-am
-beginning
-a
-poem
-is
-a
-separate
-being
-than
-the
-one
-i
-am
-finishing
-a
-poem
-and
-part
-of
-it
-is
-the
-poem
-i've
-written
-has
-brought
-forth
-some
-other
-dish
-onto
-the
-great
-table
-that
-is
-myself
-in
-the
-same
-way
-with
-each
-poem
-you
-read
-of
-this
-you
-too
-could
-become
-a
-different
-person
-depending
-on
-which
-order
-you
-read
-them
-in
-you
-could
-be
-any
-number
-of
-possible
-people
-if
-you
-follow
-the
-threads
-i've
-laid
-out
-for
-you
-there
-are
-so
-many
-possible
-selves
-if
-you
-disregard
-those
-and
-go
-a
-different
-way
-there
-are
-quite
-a
-few
-more
-however
-at
-the
-end
-of
-the
-journey
-there
-is
-only
-one
-self
-that
-you
-will
-occupy
-the
-others
-disappearing
-from
-this
-universe
-and
-going
-maybe
-somewhere
-else
-maybe
-nowhere
-at
-all
-there
-is
-a
-scene
-in
-the
-neverending
-story
-where
-bastian
-is
-trying
-to
-find
-his
-way
-out
-of
-the
-desert
-he
-opens
-a
-door
-and
-finds
-himself
-in
-the
-temple
-of
-a
-thousand
-doors
-which
-is
-never
-seen
-from
-the
-outside
-but
-only
-once
-someone
-enters
-it
-it
-is
-a
-series
-of
-rooms
-with
-six
-sides
-each
-and
-three
-doors
-one
-from
-the
-room
-before
-and
-two
-choices
-in
-life
-each
-of
-these
-rooms
-is
-a
-moment
-but
-where
-bastian
-can
-choose
-which
-of
-only
-two
-doors
-to
-enter
-each
-time
-in
-life
-there
-can
-be
-any
-number
-of
-doors
-and
-we
-don't
-always
-choose
-which
-to
-go
-through
-in
-fact
-i
-would
-argue
-that
-most
-of
-the
-time
-we
-aren't
-allowed
-the
-luxury
-what
-happens
-to
-those
-other
-doors
-those
-other
-possibilities
-is
-there
-some
-other
-version
-of
-the
-self
-that
-for
-whatever
-complexities
-of
-circumstance
-and
-will
-chose
-a
-different
-door
-at
-an
-earlier
-moment
-the
-answer
-to
-this
-of
-course
-is
-that
-we
-can
-never
-know
-for
-sure
-though
-this
-doesn't
-keep
-us
-from
-trying
-through
-the
-process
-of
-regret
-we
-go
-back
-and
-try
-that
-other
-door
-in
-our
-mind
-extrapolating
-a
-possible
-present
-from
-our
-own
-past
-this
-is
-ultimately
-unsatisfying
-not
-only
-because
-whatever
-world
-is
-imagined
-is
-not
-the
-one
-currently
-lived
-but
-because
-it
-becomes
-obvious
-that
-the
-alternate
-model
-of
-reality
-is
-not
-complete
-we
-can
-only
-extrapolate
-from
-the
-original
-room
-absolutely
-without
-knowledge
-of
-any
-subsequent
-possible
-choices
-this
-causes
-a
-deep
-disappointment
-a
-frustration
-with
-the
-inability
-to
-know
-all
-possible
-timelines
-coupled
-with
-the
-insecurity
-that
-this
-may
-not
-be
-the
-best
-of
-all
-possible
-worlds
-that
-we
-feel
-as
-regret
-in
-this
-way
-every
-moment
-we
-live
-is
-an
-elegy
-to
-every
-possible
-future
-that
-might
-have
-stemmed
-from
-it
-annie
-dillard
-states
-this
-in
-a
-biological
-manner
-when
-she
-says
-in
-pilgrim
-at
-tinker
-creek
-every
-glistening
-egg
-is
-a
-memento
-mori
-nature
-is
-inefficient
-it
-spends
-a
-hundred
-lifetimes
-to
-get
-one
-that
-barely
-works
-the
-fossil
-record
-is
-littered
-with
-the
-failed
-experiments
-of
-evolution
-many
-of
-which
-failed
-due
-only
-to
-blind
-chance
-an
-asteroid
-a
-shift
-in
-weather
-patterns
-an
-inefficient
-copulation
-method
-each
-living
-person
-today
-has
-twenty
-dead
-standing
-behind
-him
-and
-that
-only
-counts
-the
-people
-that
-actually
-lived
-how
-many
-missed
-opportunities
-stand
-behind
-any
-of
-us
-the
-real
-problem
-with
-all
-of
-this
-is
-that
-time
-is
-only
-additive
-there's
-no
-way
-to
-dial
-it
-back
-and
-start
-over
-with
-new
-choices
-or
-new
-environments
-even
-when
-given
-the
-chance
-to
-do
-something
-again
-we
-do
-it
-again
-with
-the
-reality
-given
-by
-our
-previous
-action
-thus
-we
-are
-constantly
-creating
-and
-being
-created
-by
-the
-world
-the
-self
-is
-never
-the
-same
-from
-one
-moment
-to
-the
-next
-a
-poem
-is
-like
-a
-snapshot
-of
-a
-self
-if
-it's
-any
-good
-it
-captures
-the
-emotional
-core
-of
-the
-self
-at
-the
-time
-of
-writing
-for
-communication
-with
-future
-selves
-either
-within
-the
-same
-person
-or
-outside
-of
-it
-thus
-revision
-is
-possible
-and
-the
-new
-poem
-created
-will
-be
-yet
-another
-snapshot
-of
-the
-future
-self
-as
-changed
-by
-the
-original
-poem
-the
-page
-becomes
-a
-window
-into
-the
-past
-a
-particular
-past
-as
-experienced
-by
-one
-self
-the
-poem
-is
-a
-remembering
-of
-a
-self
-that
-no
-longer
-exists
-in
-other
-words
-an
-elegy
-a
-snapshot
-doesn't
-capture
-the
-entire
-subject
-however
-it
-leaves
-out
-the
-background
-as
-it's
-obscured
-by
-foreground
-objects
-it
-fails
-to
-include
-anything
-that
-isn't
-contained
-in
-its
-finite
-frame
-in
-order
-to
-build
-a
-working
-definition
-of
-identity
-we
-must
-include
-all
-possible
-selves
-over
-all
-possible
-timelines
-combined
-into
-one
-person
-identity
-is
-the
-combined
-effect
-of
-all
-possible
-selves
-over
-time
-a
-poem
-leaves
-much
-of
-this
-out
-it
-is
-the
-one
-person
-standing
-in
-front
-of
-twenty
-ghosts
-a
-poem
-is
-the
-place
-where
-the
-selves
-of
-the
-reader
-and
-the
-speaker
-meet
-in
-their
-respective
-times
-and
-places
-in
-this
-way
-a
-poem
-is
-outside
-of
-time
-or
-place
-because
-it
-changes
-its
-location
-each
-time
-it's
-read
-each
-time
-it's
-two
-different
-people
-meeting
-the
-problem
-with
-a
-poem
-is
-that
-it's
-such
-a
-small
-window
-if
-we
-met
-in
-real
-life
-the
-way
-we
-met
-in
-poems
-we
-would
-see
-nothing
-of
-anyone
-else
-but
-a
-square
-the
-size
-of
-a
-postage
-stamp
-it
-has
-been
-argued
-this
-is
-the
-way
-we
-see
-time
-and
-ourselves
-in
-it
-as
-well
-vonnegut
-uses
-the
-metaphor
-of
-a
-subject
-strapped
-to
-a
-railroad
-car
-moving
-at
-a
-set
-pace
-with
-a
-six-foot-long
-metal
-tube
-placed
-in
-front
-of
-the
-subject's
-eye
-the
-landscape
-in
-the
-distance
-is
-time
-and
-what
-we
-see
-is
-the
-only
-way
-in
-which
-we
-interact
-with
-it
-it's
-the
-same
-with
-a
-poem
-and
-the
-self
-we
-can
-only
-see
-and
-interact
-with
-a
-small
-kernel
-this
-is
-why
-it's
-possible
-to
-write
-more
-than
-one
-poem
-due
-to
-this
-kernel
-nature
-of
-poetry
-a
-good
-poem
-should
-focus
-itself
-to
-extract
-as
-much
-meaning
-as
-possible
-from
-that
-one
-kernel
-of
-identity
-to
-which
-it
-has
-access
-it
-should
-be
-an
-atom
-of
-selfhood
-irreducible
-and
-resistant
-to
-paraphrase
-because
-it
-tries
-to
-somehow
-echo
-the
-large
-unsayable
-part
-of
-identity
-outside
-the
-frame
-of
-the
-self
-it
-is
-the
-kernel
-that
-contains
-a
-universe
-or
-that
-speaks
-around
-one
-that's
-hidden
-if
-it's
-a
-successful
-poem
-then
-it
-makes
-the
-smallest
-circuit
-possible
-this
-is
-why
-the
-commentary
-on
-poems
-is
-so
-voluminous
-a
-poem
-is
-tightly
-packed
-meaning
-that
-commentators
-try
-to
-unpack
-to
-get
-at
-that
-universality
-inside
-it
-a
-fortress
-of
-dialectic
-is
-constructed
-that
-ultimately
-obstructs
-the
-meaning
-behind
-the
-poem
-it
-becomes
-the
-foreground
-in
-the
-photograph
-that
-disallows
-us
-to
-view
-the
-horizon
-beyond
-it
-with
-this
-in
-mind
-i
-collect
-these
-poems
-that
-were
-written
-over
-a
-period
-of
-four
-years
-into
-this
-book
-where
-i
-can
-i
-insert
-cross-references
-like
-the
-one
-above
-in
-the
-margin
-to
-other
-pieces
-in
-the
-text
-where
-i
-think
-the
-two
-resonate
-in
-some
-way
-you
-can
-read
-this
-book
-in
-any
-way
-you'd
-like
-you
-can
-go
-front-to-back
-or
-back-to-front
-or
-you
-can
-follow
-the
-arrows
-around
-or
-you
-can
-work
-out
-a
-complex
-mathematical
-formula
-with
-merseinne
-primes
-and
-logarithms
-and
-the
-2000
-census
-information
-or
-you
-can
-go
-completely
-randomly
-through
-like
-a
-magazine
-or
-at
-least
-the
-way
-i
-flip
-through
-magazines
-i
-think
-writing
-is
-a
-communication
-of
-the
-self
-and
-i
-think
-this
-is
-the
-best
-way
-to
-communicate
-mine
-in
-all
-its
-multiversity
@@ -1,195 +0,0 @@
-it's
-all
-jokes
-paul
-wrote
-in
-what
-he
-was
-now
-calling
-his
-hymnal
-he
-had
-been
-writing
-non-stop
-all
-day
-because
-he
-didn't
-count
-pee
-or
-cigarette
-breaks
-all
-art
-is
-an
-inside
-joke
-the
-symbology
-involved
-must
-be
-and
-here
-he
-put
-down
-his
-pen
-and
-held
-his
-head
-in
-his
-hands
-he
-could
-never
-think
-of
-the
-word
-he
-said
-often
-that
-he
-had
-no
-words
-he
-opened
-to
-a
-new
-page
-in
-his
-hymnal
-on
-the
-top
-of
-it
-was
-written
-in
-bold
-script
-hymn
-386
-jokes
-paul
-scowled
-who
-had
-written
-in
-his
-hymnal
-he
-wondered
-he
-said
-it
-out
-loud
-a
-moment
-after
-who
-has
-written
-in
-my
-hymnal
-he
-realized
-he
-was
-alone
-in
-his
-writing
-shack
-which
-was
-really
-a
-shed
-in
-the
-back
-of
-his
-mother's
-garden
-he
-wondered
-why
-he
-had
-to
-say
-his
-thoughts
-before
-they
-became
-real
-to
-him
-if
-this
-was
-a
-habit
-or
-an
-inborn
-trait
-he
-realized
-simultaneously
-that
-a
-he
-could
-ask
-someone
-and
-b
-that
-this
-was
-something
-he
-wondered
-every
-time
-he
-spoke
-his
-thoughts
-out
-loud
-he
-resolved
-to
-put
-the
-issue
-to
-rest
-by
-asking
-someone
@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-i
-am
-a
-great
-pillar
-of
-white
-smoke
-i
-am
-lot's
-nameless
-wife
-encased
-in
-salt
-i
-am
-the
-wound
-on
-christ's
-back
-as
-he
-moans
-with
-the
-pounding
-of
-a
-hammer
-on
-his
-wrist
-i
-am
-the
-nail
-that
-holds
-my
-house
-together
-it
-is
-a
-strong
-house
-built
-on
-a
-good
-foundation
-in
-the
-winter
-it
-is
-warm
-and
-crawling
-things
-cannot
-get
-in
-this
-house
-will
-never
-burn
-down
-it
-is
-the
-house
-that
-i
-built
-with
-my
-body
-and
-with
-my
-strength
-i
-am
-the
-only
-one
-who
-lives
-here
-i
-am
-both
-father
-and
-mother
-to
-a
-race
-of
-dust
-motes
-that
-worship
-me
-as
-a
-god
-i
-have
-monuments
-built
-daily
-in
-my
-honor
-in
-dark
-corners
-around
-the
-house
-i
-destroy
-all
-of
-them
-before
-i
-go
-to
-bed
-but
-in
-the
-morning
-there
-are
-still
-more
-i
-don't
-think
-i
-know
-where
-all
-of
-them
-are
-i
-don't
-think
-i
-can
-get
-to
-all
-of
-them
-anymore
-there
-are
-too
-many
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-i
-thought
-i
-saw
-you
-walking
-to
-the
-bus
-stop
-but
-it
-was
-only
-a
-raven
-his
-croaks
-sounded
-nothing
-like
-your
-footsteps
-as
-they
-pound
-down
-the
-hallway
-toward
-my
-bedroom
-his
-wings
-looked
-nothing
-like
-your
-legs
-running
-on
-the
-wrong
-side
-of
-the
-road
-away
-from
-my
-house
-i
-think
-the
-one
-resemblance
-was
-the
-eyes
-but
-that's
-too
-easy
-it's
-just
-that
-i
-was
-thinking
-of
-you
-and
-a
-raven
-flew
-by
-maybe
-it
-was
-a
-crow
@@ -1,287 +0,0 @@
-i
-want
-to
-say
-i
-take
-it
-all
-back
-i
-want
-i
-want
-to
-take
-it
-back
-i
-want
-it
-none
-of
-it
-to
-be
-ever
-have
-happened
-not
-when
-i
-saw
-you
-step
-over
-the
-rope
-when
-we
-went
-to
-new
-york
-for
-a
-week
-but
-stayed
-upstate
-when
-you
-punched
-me
-hard
-in
-the
-solar
-plexus
-in
-prague
-when
-i
-looked
-in
-your
-face
-and
-saw
-myself
-looking
-back
-smiling
-when
-we
-went
-on
-another
-trip
-and
-another
-all
-the
-trips
-i
-want
-to
-have
-stayed
-home
-i
-want
-to
-have
-seen
-the
-clouds
-drifting
-past
-my
-car
-window
-to
-have
-listened
-to
-that
-sound
-the
-bridge
-makes
-driving
-over
-it
-without
-thinking
-of
-you
-always
-it
-was
-you
-i
-want
-i
-want
-to
-be
-fresh
-i
-want
-to
-roll
-out
-of
-bed
-as
-though
-it
-were
-my
-first
-morning
-in
-a
-new
-state
-i
-want
-nothing
-more
-than
-absolution
-of
-sins
-a
-negation
-but
-there
-is
-no
-way
-to
-subtract
-here
-i
-cannot
-remove
-this
-growth
-that
-appeared
-seemingly
-overnight
-i
-cannot
-cut
-you
-away
-from
-myself
-i
-cannot
-forget
-what
-has
-already
-and
-will
-always
-have
-been
-i
-cannot
-get
-out
-of
-a
-new
-bed
-ever
-new
-york
-will
-always
-be
-as
-it
-was
-when
-i
-saw
-it
-first
-with
-you
-my
-breathing
-will
-always
-be
-labored
-outside
-of
-the
-cafe
-i
-will
-always
-see
-you
-when
-i
-look
-in
-a
-mirror
-of
-someone's
-face
-the
-reflection
-of
-missed
-thoughts
-missed
-words
-will
-cease
-to
-give
-meaning
-the
-center
-will
-come
-out
-of
-me
-i
-will
-make
-a
-new
-center
-yes
-i
-will
-drag
-what
-is
-your
-center
-around
-with
-me
-and
-repeat
-and
-repeat
-again
-i
-cannot
-want
-cannot
-want
-want
-not
@@ -1,368 +0,0 @@
-i
-wanted
-to
-tell
-you
-something
-in
-order
-to
-explain
-the
-way
-i
-feel
-about
-the
-universe
-its
-workings
-etc
-but
-i
-couldn't
-yesterday
-i'm
-sorry
-i
-wanted
-only
-to
-ball
-myself
-up
-and
-cry
-all
-day
-it
-was
-the
-sixteenth
-day
-in
-a
-row
-this
-happened
-to
-me
-and
-to
-be
-more
-than
-two
-weeks
-waiting
-to
-cry
-is
-especially
-when
-the
-whole
-time
-i
-wasn't
-able
-to
-absolutely
-horrible
-it
-was
-no
-sweet
-sixteen
-i'll
-tell
-you
-that
-much
-unless
-at
-yours
-the
-universe
-kept
-telling
-you
-to
-quit
-having
-such
-a
-ball
-and
-that
-you
-should
-have
-died
-like
-yesterday
-at
-first
-it
-feels
-like
-you're
-winning
-that
-yesterday
-you
-really
-were
-meant
-to
-die
-but
-since
-you
-still
-are
-you
-beat
-the
-system
-somehow
-but
-the
-universe
-bawls
-no
-i
-meant
-you
-should've
-crawled
-into
-a
-hole
-and
-fucking
-died
-and
-then
-the
-universe
-punches
-you
-right
-in
-the
-gut
-something
-like
-sixteen
-times
-and
-all
-you
-can
-think
-is
-some
-sixteenth
-birthday
-maybe
-i
-will
-go
-die
-in
-a
-hole
-yesterday
-at
-times
-like
-this
-is
-a
-luxury
-the
-cruel
-universe
-refuses
-to
-give
-you
-this
-is
-when
-it's
-a
-pain
-just
-to
-be
-when
-that
-marvell
-line
-about
-rolling
-our
-stuff
-into
-one
-ball
-just
-seems
-glib
-when
-you
-don't
-want
-one
-body
-let
-alone
-two
-something
-else
-that
-may
-come
-as
-a
-surprise
-to
-you
-over
-the
-past
-more-than-a-fortnight
-these
-sixteen
-days
-i've
-had
-nothing
-to
-eat
-but
-crackers
-and
-a
-cheese
-ball
-that's
-not
-entirely
-true
-yesterday
-i
-had
-some
-candy
-peppermints
-and
-jujubes
-maybe
-this
-is
-why
-i'm
-so
-mad
-at
-the
-universe
-because
-all
-it
-has
-ever
-wanted
-this
-universe
-that
-gave
-me
-life
-fed
-me
-from
-its
-breast
-til
-i
-was
-two
-and
-even
-before
-that
-made
-a
-place
-in
-which
-i
-could
-be
-all
-it's
-wanted
-was
-for
-me
-to
-take
-the
-sixteen
-steps
-to
-sobriety
-fold
-the
-eight-fold
-path
-over
-yesterday
-and
-step
-around
-it
-lightly
-as
-i
-would
-an
-exercise
-ball
-but
-the
-problem
-is
-dear
-universe
-there's
-no
-way
-i
-could
-be
-something
-as
-hard
-as
-all
-that
-to
-wake
-up
-yesterday
-morning
-stretch
-over
-my
-sixteen
-selves
-bound
-out
-like
-a
-ball
@@ -1,407 +0,0 @@
-i
-i
-hear
-the
-rats
-run
-in
-the
-walls
-like
-water
-through
-a
-tree
-my
-blood
-thickens
-as
-i
-dream
-the
-masturbation
-dream
-the
-shelf
-above
-my
-bed
-falls
-covering
-me
-in
-dirt
-and
-decaying
-beetles
-i
-see
-my
-reflection
-is
-headless
-ii
-when
-the
-waves
-stop
-and
-the
-moon
-grins
-down
-to
-overtake
-me
-the
-car
-ran
-up
-the
-street
-that
-night
-when
-you
-were
-nearly
-molested
-in
-your
-neighbor's
-house
-is
-this
-why
-we
-don't
-have
-neighbors
-for
-this
-the
-trees
-rot
-only
-for
-us
-iii
-i
-woke
-screaming
-and
-you
-came
-to
-sit
-next
-to
-me
-i
-felt
-my
-eyes
-were
-open
-too
-wide
-that
-i
-could
-not
-shut
-them
-from
-the
-horror
-movie
-sitting
-on
-your
-lap
-in
-the
-easy
-chair
-in
-the
-dream
-the
-other
-dream
-in
-the
-living
-room
-under
-the
-tree
-why
-do
-i
-feel
-guilty
-iv
-i
-wake
-up
-in
-a
-pool
-of
-water
-closed
-over
-me
-like
-an
-eyelid
-there
-is
-no
-longer
-comfort
-in
-staring
-at
-the
-ceiling
-its
-pitch
-blackness
-beckons
-into
-a
-future
-of
-blankness
-my
-body
-lay
-still
-quaking
-my
-mind
-is
-chained
-fast
-to
-the
-beating
-of
-my
-heart
-v
-i
-sit
-up
-slowly
-creaking
-i
-find
-myself
-alone
-buried
-in
-an
-ocean
-far
-off
-there
-is
-an
-eagle
-flying
-toward
-me
-she
-lands
-on
-my
-knee
-and
-lays
-an
-egg
-i
-think
-not
-this
-again
-something
-i've
-never
-thought
-in
-my
-life
-vi
-i
-think
-not
-this
-again
-something
-i've
-never
-thought
-in
-my
-life
-not
-after
-losing
-my
-car
-keys
-in
-the
-easy
-chair
-not
-after
-scratching
-myself
-on
-a
-branch
-not
-after
-finding
-the
-thing
-in
-your
-dresser
-drawer
-that
-night
-i
-remember
-you
-suddenly
-vii
-you
-run
-through
-me
-like
-rats
-down
-an
-alley
-you
-are
-in
-my
-blood
-you
-scared
-me
-once
-remember
-jumped
-out
-of
-the
-bathroom
-door
-i
-fell
-screaming
-onto
-the
-linoleum
-did
-you
-apologize
-did
-you
-need
-to
-viii
-the
-ocean
-that
-surrounds
-me
-creaks
-like
-a
-rocking
-cradle
-your
-face
-bright
-as
-the
-moon
-at
-eclipse
-and
-as
-red
-low
-song
-my
-tide
-stretching
-to
-the
-horizon
-ripples
-on
-the
-surface
-belie
-something
-bigger
-beneath
-ix
-in
-bed
-i
-am
-alone
-for
-the
-only
-time
-in
-bed
-i
-am
-a
-grown
-man
-below
-the
-blankets
-i
-know
-you
-for
-who
-you
-are
-in
-bed
-i
-see
-your
-face
-pressed
-against
-the
-window
-i
-look
-out
-and
-see
-you
-and
-i
-am
-not
-afraid
@@ -1,411 +0,0 @@
-there
-is
-a
-theory
-which
-states
-the
-universe
-if
-it
-began
-with
-the
-same
-initial
-conditions
-same
-gravity
-same
-strong
-weak
-nuclear
-force
-same
-size
-and
-shape
-would
-unfold
-in
-exactly
-the
-way
-it
-has
-with
-the
-same
-planets
-orbiting
-suns
-same
-people
-making
-same
-mistakes
-like
-this
-morning
-it's
-actually
-past
-two
-but
-i
-will
-call
-it
-morning
-while
-turning
-on
-the
-shower
-i
-as
-the
-universe
-intended
-although
-i
-was
-expecting
-the
-heat
-of
-suns
-had
-the
-ice
-of
-inner
-space
-those
-pre
-existing
-conditions
-before
-the
-big
-bang
-the
-shower
-was
-almost
-exactly
-freezing
-for
-a
-split
-second
-every
-day
-it's
-the
-same
-i
-turn
-on
-the
-tap
-hop
-in
-pull
-the
-knob
-have
-the
-same
-moment
-of
-utter
-panic
-then
-pain
-then
-a
-relaxing
-morning
-shower
-where
-i
-spend
-between
-five
-to
-ten
-i'm
-not
-sure
-exactly
-minutes
-i
-have
-good
-thoughts
-this
-poem
-about
-the
-universe
-for
-example
-i
-had
-the
-idea
-while
-i
-was
-conditioning
-my
-hair
-it
-came
-to
-me
-like
-accidentally
-looking
-at
-the
-sun
-the
-pain
-and
-the
-wonder
-that
-something
-as
-large
-as
-suns
-could
-appear
-so
-small
-and
-yet
-so
-hot
-all
-at
-the
-same
-time
-so
-hot
-in
-the
-summer
-we
-require
-air
-conditioning
-although
-now
-in
-the
-winter
-it's
-cold
-in
-the
-morning
-and
-i
-can't
-wait
-to
-hop
-in
-the
-shower
-that
-tiny
-universe
-of
-water
-and
-steam
-and
-soap
-and
-body
-that
-and
-only
-that
-exactly
-or
-rather
-exclusively
-it's
-hard
-to
-get
-the
-words
-exactly
-right
-the
-meanings
-bleed
-into
-each
-other
-like
-the
-sun's
-shadows
-on
-pavement
-ready
-for
-me
-to
-dream
-another
-universe
-into
-it
-on
-top
-of
-it
-again
-and
-again
-until
-they
-all
-look
-the
-same
-i
-can't
-tell
-whether
-it's
-my
-morning
-or
-the
-shower's
-morning
-or
-where
-i
-put
-the
-conditioner
-or
-what
-the
-initial
-conditions
-could
-have
-been
-that
-decided
-i
-would
-misplace
-my
-conditioner
-today
-and
-why
-and
-how
-much
-planning
-was
-involved
-exactly
-that
-would
-cause
-so
-far
-down
-the
-production
-line
-of
-this
-morning
-me
-to
-wake
-up
-so
-long
-after
-the
-rising
-of
-the
-sun
-me
-to
-stay
-inside
-all
-day
-even
-after
-showering
-to
-look
-at
-the
-same
-computer
-screen
-to
-give
-up
-the
-actual
-universe
-to
-the
-universe
-in
-there
-with
-its
-conditions
-where
-the
-screen
-serves
-as
-sickly
-sun
-where
-there
-is
-apparently
-exactly
-what
-i
-need
-no
-more
-the
-same
-three
-sites
-i
-visited
-this
-morning
-comprising
-my
-entire
-universe
@@ -1,243 +0,0 @@
-january
-it's
-cold
-and
-i
-don't
-like
-it
-i
-prefer
-warm
-weather
-although
-i
-like
-sweaters
-they
-are
-the
-one
-warm
-spot
-in
-an
-otherwise
-shitty
-season
-but
-fall
-is
-better
-sweater
-weather
-so
-be
-patient
-patient
-while
-waiting
-for
-the
-end
-of
-january
-a
-change
-of
-season
-brings
-a
-change
-of
-mood
-along
-with
-it
-although
-i
-never
-thought
-i'd
-be
-one
-to
-believe
-that
-sad
-junk
-about
-effects
-of
-weather
-weather
-on
-a
-person
-who
-becomes
-a
-patient
-just
-because
-of
-one
-month
-of
-snow
-i
-did
-say
-of
-january
-it's
-cold
-and
-i
-don't
-like
-it
-but
-i
-hardly
-think
-it's
-fair
-knocking
-whole
-seasons
-seasoning
-your
-conversation
-with
-demands
-for
-better
-weather
-while
-i
-find
-it
-nearly
-impossible
-it's
-my
-mission
-to
-be
-patient
-while
-waiting
-for
-the
-end
-of
-january
-oh
-but
-how
-the
-long
-nights
-do
-so
-tax
-one
-one
-warm
-spot
-in
-an
-otherwise
-shitty
-season
-all
-i
-ask
-january
-is
-one
-warm
-day
-do
-you
-care
-whether
-i'm
-a
-person
-who
-becomes
-a
-patient
-in
-some
-psych
-ward
-this
-just
-about
-does
-it
-i
-t
-although
-i
-never
-thought
-i'd
-call
-one
-is
-fair
-and
-patient
-when
-i
-call
-they
-talk
-with
-me
-season
-my
-conversation
-of
-demands
-for
-better
-weather
-with
-an
-argument
-for
-the
-white
-beauty
-of
-january
-they
-know
-it's
-hard
-they
-say
-each
-season
-has
-its
-detractors
-one
-day
-they
-say
-the
-weather
-will
-be
-controlled
-until
-then
-patience
-in
-january
@@ -1,256 +0,0 @@
-he
-wrote
-jokes
-on
-the
-top
-of
-a
-page
-in
-his
-notebook
-he
-had
-run
-out
-of
-notecards
-and
-hadn't
-been
-able
-to
-convince
-his
-mother
-to
-go
-to
-the
-office
-supply
-store
-for
-him
-he
-left
-a
-space
-underneath
-it
-and
-wrote
-tell
-us
-a
-joke
-the
-listeners
-say
-to
-the
-clown
-they
-have
-gather
-together
-in
-the
-clearing
-because
-they
-have
-heard
-he
-would
-be
-there
-and
-they
-have
-heard
-he
-knew
-very
-funny
-jokes
-that
-were
-also
-true
-tell
-us
-a
-joke
-that
-is
-true
-they
-say
-the
-clown
-does
-not
-move
-from
-the
-stump
-he
-doesn't
-move
-at
-all
-the
-listeners
-watch
-gap-mouthed
-as
-a
-butterfly
-lands
-on
-his
-hat
-a
-breeze
-ruffles
-his
-coat
-and
-the
-butterfly
-flies
-away
-hours
-pass
-the
-listeners
-grow
-impatient
-some
-begin
-yelling
-insults
-at
-the
-clown
-eventually
-they
-begin
-to
-walk
-away
-into
-the
-woods
-the
-moon
-rises
-on
-the
-clearing
-the
-only
-people
-left
-are
-the
-clown
-and
-a
-listener
-the
-last
-listener
-she
-has
-been
-waiting
-for
-the
-joke
-a
-long
-time
-the
-clown
-opens
-his
-mouth
-and
-she
-leans
-in
-closer
-to
-hear
-he
-closes
-it
-as
-a
-tear
-falls
-onto
-his
-coat
-then
-another
-he
-opens
-his
-mouth
-again
-in
-a
-sob
-the
-listener
-walks
-over
-to
-him
-and
-puts
-a
-hand
-on
-his
-shoulder
-i'm
-sorry
-says
-the
-clown
-sorry
-for
-what
-she
-asks
-i
-don't
-know
-i
-don't
-know
-any
-jokes
-he
-disappears
-the
-last
-listener
-sits
-on
-the
-log
-and
-looks
-at
-the
-sky
-there
-are
-no
-stars
@@ -1,360 +0,0 @@
-i
-walter
-walter
-rides
-the
-bus
-into
-work
-on
-wednesday
-morning
-when
-he
-realizes
-with
-the
-force
-and
-surprise
-of
-a
-rogue
-current
-that
-he
-is
-in
-the
-home-for-death
-phase
-of
-life
-that
-era
-in
-which
-the
-next
-time
-he
-goes
-under
-to
-the
-fields
-of
-seaweed
-waving
-gently
-the
-anemones
-slowly
-filtering
-seawater
-it
-will
-most
-likely
-be
-for
-a
-death
-in
-the
-family
-he
-is
-able
-to
-idly
-speculate
-on
-who
-it
-might
-be
-and
-this
-surprises
-him
-not
-much
-does
-surprise
-him
-after
-these
-few
-months
-above
-the
-waves
-because
-so
-many
-things
-did
-surprise
-him
-those
-first
-few
-months
-the
-plants
-standing
-still
-the
-quickness
-of
-the
-fluid
-these
-creatures
-walk
-in
-the
-lack
-of
-pressure
-that
-still
-makes
-him
-feel
-so
-alone
-and
-cold
-as
-if
-all
-of
-his
-life
-he
-had
-been
-in
-an
-embrace
-by
-the
-ocean
-and
-now
-for
-some
-reason
-it's
-pulled
-away
-from
-him
-and
-it
-doesn't
-love
-him
-anymore
-his
-speculations
-lead
-him
-to
-picture
-his
-grandmother
-small
-and
-frail
-and
-forgetful
-he
-always
-assumed
-she'd
-be
-next
-since
-last
-year
-when
-the
-other
-one
-died
-and
-gina
-said
-i
-wonder
-who'll
-be
-next
-she
-said
-what
-they'd
-both
-been
-thinking
-soon
-after
-that
-he'd
-come
-up
-to
-land
-to
-the
-mountains
-of
-all
-places
-the
-most
-land-like
-land
-and
-started
-a
-job
-with
-an
-accounting
-firm
-while
-it
-was
-challenging
-to
-adjust
-to
-the
-change
-in
-pressure
-and
-movement
-to
-people
-staring
-at
-him
-on
-the
-bus
-in
-the
-supermarket
-at
-the
-job
-him
-with
-his
-scales
-and
-fins
-and
-breathing
-machine
-he'd
-always
-made
-a
-point
-to
-make
-the
-best
-out
-of
-a
-situation
-the
-problem
-was
-that
-the
-best
-wasn't
-good
-enough
-ii
-l'appel
-du
-vide
-verse
-and
-i'll
-get
-in
-my
-car
-and
-drive
-and
-i'll
-want
-to
-keep
-driving
-straight
-into
-the
-next
-state
-or
-even
-the
-next
-country
-or
-even
-even
-the
-ocean
-and
-go
-down
-deeper
-keep
-exploring
-forever
-find
-out
-what's
-down
-there
-go
-to
-the
-marianas
-trench
-miss
-the
-air
-world
-and
-come
-back
-up
-itself
-a
-kind
-of
-unknown
-the
-homecoming
-after
-what
-happened
-to
-the
-home
-i
-was
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-what
-secrets
-does
-it
-hold
-can
-it
-tell
-us
-who
-kissed
-sara
-that
-night
-on
-the
-veranda
-or
-who
-joey
-is
-really
-in
-love
-with
-we
-all
-know
-it
-isn't
-sara
-we
-mean
-look
-at
-them
-christmas
-eve
-and
-he's
-staring
-whistfully
-at
-the
-stars
-or
-the
-largest
-asteroid
-in
-the
-asteroid
-belt
-she's
-staring
-at
-him
-sure
-but
-she
-sees
-the
-twinkle
-in
-his
-eye
-is
-not
-aimed
-in
-her
-direction
-the
-reflection
-of
-that
-reflection
-will
-beam
-into
-space
-lightyears
-of
-space
-dimming
-slowly
-each
-second
-until
-it
-dies
-out
-like
-all
-of
-sara's
-hopes
-for
-something
-resembling
-love
-in
-this
-life
-real
-love
-that
-takes
-hold
-of
-her
-by
-the
-throat
-and
-refuses
-to
-let
-go
-love
-that
-makes
-men
-travel
-for
-her
-and
-only
-for
-her
-love
-that
-launches
-space
-ships
-to
-that
-asteroid
-the
-largest
-in
-the
-asteroid
-belt
-that
-jewel
-of
-dead
-rock
-and
-ice
-harboring
-something
-that
-could've
-been
-life
-and
-nothing
-that
-actually
-is
@@ -1,229 +0,0 @@
-dimly
-remembered
-celebrity
-chefs
-shuffle
-down
-the
-cold
-and
-darkened
-highways
-of
-the
-heart
-they
-are
-the
-last
-personality
-left
-they
-are
-the
-meek
-who
-inherited
-the
-heart
-what
-was
-left
-of
-it
-without
-food
-to
-cook
-in
-new
-or
-exciting
-ways
-nor
-audience
-to
-gasp
-and
-cackle
-the
-chefs
-of
-the
-heart
-quietly
-waste
-away
-while
-staring
-doe-eyed
-into
-now-empty
-safeway
-windows
-checking
-under
-the
-dusty
-produce
-shelves
-for
-something
-they
-pray
-the
-rats
-haven't
-found
-yet
-years
-ago
-the
-economy
-of
-the
-heart
-boomed
-and
-there
-was
-food
-everywhere
-produce
-piled
-high
-in
-pyramids
-of
-devotion
-meat
-in
-gilded
-glass
-cases
-opulent
-under
-fluorescence
-dairy
-which
-ran
-like
-the
-mythical
-river
-toward
-cereals
-hot
-and
-cold
-under
-it
-all
-thrumming
-like
-great
-stone
-wheels
-on
-sand
-under
-a
-hot
-sun
-near
-a
-river
-where
-reeds
-sang
-in
-the
-wind
-the
-heart
-produced
-and
-gave
-reward
-for
-hard
-labor
-no
-one
-knows
-when
-it
-all
-ended
-no
-one
-can
-say
-if
-it
-was
-the
-heart
-that
-dried
-up
-or
-the
-heart's
-supply
-either
-way
-food
-of
-the
-heart
-became
-scarcer
-and
-scarcer
-people
-began
-dying
-not
-of
-starvation
-but
-of
-a
-certain
-facial
-expression
-that
-could
-only
-be
-described
-as
-desperation
-now
-all
-that
-are
-left
-are
-the
-celebrity
-chefs
-last
-bastion
-of
-a
-once
-mighty
-empire
-of
-the
-heart
-are
-reduced
-to
-husks
-blown
-dry
-by
-wind
@@ -1,169 +0,0 @@
-memory
-works
-strangely
-spooling
-its
-thread
-over
-the
-nails
-of
-events
-barely
-related
-creating
-finally
-some
-picture
-if
-we're
-lucky
-of
-a
-life
-but
-more
-likely
-it
-knots
-itself
-catches
-on
-a
-nail
-or
-in
-our
-throats
-that
-gasp
-as
-it
-binds
-our
-necks
-for
-air
-an
-example
-today
-marks
-one
-hundred
-years
-since
-your
-namesake
-the
-last
-living
-passenger
-pigeon
-died
-in
-cincinnati
-it
-also
-marks
-a
-year
-since
-we
-last
-spoke
-although
-around
-the
-world
-zoos
-mourn
-her
-loss
-i'm
-done
-with
-you
-i
-mourn
-no
-more
-your
-voice
-the
-first
-sound
-i
-heard
-outside
-my
-body
-that
-reached
-into
-my
-throat
-and
-set
-me
-ringing
-but
-that
-string
-memory
-that
-feels
-sometimes
-more
-like
-a
-tide
-has
-yoked
-together
-bound
-your
-voice
-to
-that
-bird
-the
-frozen
-stuffed
-forgotten
-pigeon
-my
-heart
-is
-too
-easy
-but
-it
-must
-do
-to
-blink
-to
-flex
-its
-unused
-toes
-slowly
-thaw
-to
-the
-wetness
-of
-beating
-wings
-fly
-to
-me
-again
-and
-alight
-singing
-full-throated
-on
-my
-broken
-shoulder
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-he
-shrugged
-the
-wood
-off
-his
-shoulder
-letting
-it
-fall
-with
-a
-clog
-onto
-the
-earth
-floor
-of
-his
-writing
-shack
-he
-exhaled
-looking
-out
-of
-the
-window
-he
-hoped
-to
-see
-a
-bird
-fly
-by
-maybe
-a
-blue
-jay
-or
-raven
-no
-bird
-did
-he
-inhaled
-he
-exhaled
-again
-in
-a
-way
-that
-could
-only
-be
-classified
-as
-a
-sigh
-he
-sat
-down
-at
-his
-writing
-desk
-he
-began
-shuffling
-through
-what
-he'd
-written
-trying
-to
-find
-some
-sort
-of
-pattern
-each
-piece
-of
-paper
-each
-leaf
-at
-this
-he
-smiled
-is
-like
-a
-tree
-in
-the
-forest
-he
-was
-writing
-as
-he
-thought
-aloud
-i
-as
-the
-artist
-as
-the
-writer
-must
-select
-which
-to
-use
-chop
-down
-those
-trees
-bring
-them
-back
-to
-my
-shed
-and
-and
-he
-frowned
-as
-he
-realized
-the
-only
-end
-to
-this
-metaphor
-was
-fire
-he
-ran
-his
-fingers
-through
-his
-hair
-in
-a
-self-soothing
-gesture
-i
-need
-to
-build
-some
-furniture
-he
-thought
@@ -1,175 +0,0 @@
-his
-first
-chair
-was
-a
-stool
-it
-was
-an
-uneven
-wobbly
-stool
-that
-would
-not
-support
-even
-forty
-pounds
-so
-my
-first
-chair
-is
-a
-broken
-stool
-he
-said
-after
-nearly
-breaking
-his
-tailbone
-on
-the
-dirt
-floor
-maybe
-i
-should
-start
-again
-but
-this
-time
-only
-with
-legs
-he
-began
-again
-but
-this
-time
-only
-with
-legs
-he
-built
-one
-leg
-which
-means
-he
-cut
-a
-straight
-piece
-of
-wood
-down
-to
-four
-feet
-in
-length
-whittled
-the
-bark
-off
-and
-sanded
-it
-down
-smooth
-in
-what
-he
-was
-now
-calling
-his
-woodworking
-shack
-he
-typed
-up
-a
-note
-on
-how
-to
-make
-chair
-legs
-making
-chair
-legs
-get
-longish
-piece
-of
-wood
-cut
-it
-to
-length
-4
-feet
-i'd
-recommend
-whittle
-off
-bark
-sand
-smooth
-the
-leg
-after
-he
-tried
-remembered
-tried
-standing
-the
-leg
-up
-failing
-and
-after
-much
-thought
-realizing
-that
-the
-ends
-needed
-to
-be
-flat
-he
-typed
-one
-more
-line
-on
-his
-notecard
-make
-ends
-flat
-he
-had
-no
-tools
-with
-which
-to
-flatten
-the
-ends
-of
-his
-leg
@@ -1,499 +0,0 @@
-the
-definition
-of
-happiness
-is
-doing
-stuff
-that
-you
-really
-like
-that
-stuff
-can
-be
-eating
-soup
-going
-to
-the
-bathroom
-walking
-the
-dog
-playing
-dungeons
-and
-dragons
-whatever
-keeps
-your
-mind
-off
-the
-fact
-that
-you're
-so
-goddamn
-unhappy
-all
-the
-time
-that
-incidentally
-is
-the
-definition
-of
-like
-that
-feeling
-you
-get
-when
-you
-forget
-how
-miserable
-you
-are
-for
-just
-a
-little
-bit
-thus
-people
-like
-doing
-stuff
-they
-like
-all
-the
-time
-as
-often
-as
-possible
-because
-if
-they
-remember
-how
-horrible
-they
-really
-feel
-at
-not
-having
-a
-background
-to
-put
-themselves
-against
-they
-will
-want
-to
-hurt
-themselves
-and
-those
-around
-them
-the
-funny
-thing
-is
-that
-something
-we
-people
-really
-like
-to
-do
-is
-hurt
-ourselves
-and
-those
-around
-us
-we
-do
-this
-by
-thinking
-other
-people
-are
-more
-unhappy
-than
-we
-are
-we
-convince
-themselves
-that
-we
-are
-truly
-happy
-ecstatic
-even
-while
-they
-merely
-plod
-around
-life
-half-heartedly
-or
-if
-they're
-lucky
-incorrectly
-we
-take
-it
-upon
-ourselves
-seeing
-as
-we
-are
-so
-happy
-and
-can
-spare
-a
-little
-bit
-of
-happiness
-to
-help
-them
-become
-happy
-as
-well
-we
-fail
-to
-realize
-that
-the
-people
-will
-probably
-not
-appreciate
-our
-thinking
-that
-we're
-better
-than
-they
-are
-somehow
-for
-that
-is
-what
-we
-do
-even
-if
-we
-don't
-mean
-it
-we
-forget
-that
-we
-are
-also
-unhappy
-and
-that
-we
-are
-just
-doing
-things
-we
-like
-in
-order
-to
-cheer
-ourselves
-up
-a
-little
-bit
-which
-really
-means
-that
-this
-cheering
-is
-working
-but
-there
-is
-such
-a
-thing
-as
-working
-too
-well
-so
-in
-a
-sense
-what
-i'm
-doing
-here
-is
-cheering
-myself
-up
-by
-reminding
-you
-that
-you
-are
-unhappy
-i'm
-trying
-to
-keep
-you
-honest
-in
-your
-unhappiness
-and
-i
-admit
-this
-is
-usually
-called
-a
-dick
-move
-in
-fact
-the
-best
-way
-to
-overcome
-happy-hungering
-this
-is
-the
-term
-as
-i
-dub
-it
-is
-commit
-as
-many
-dick
-moves
-as
-possible
-to
-keep
-people
-remembering
-that
-unhappiness
-abounds
-if
-you
-see
-someone
-smiling
-like
-a
-little
-dog
-who
-knows
-it's
-about
-to
-get
-pet
-or
-get
-a
-treat
-or
-go
-to
-the
-vet
-to
-donate
-doggy
-sperm
-smile
-back
-grin
-toothily
-a
-little
-too
-toothily
-for
-a
-little
-too
-long
-their
-smile
-will
-start
-to
-fade
-if
-you're
-doing
-it
-right
-saunter
-to
-them
-slide
-as
-if
-you're
-an
-olympic
-quality
-ice-skater
-as
-if
-you're
-a
-really
-good
-bowler
-who
-knows
-he's
-playing
-against
-twelve
-year
-olds
-and'll
-win
-by
-a
-hundred
-get
-really
-close
-far
-too
-close
-for
-what
-most
-people
-would
-call
-comfort
-and
-remind
-them
-of
-how
-awful
-life
-can
-be
-i
-really
-like
-your
-shirt
-really
-only
-children
-chained
-to
-looms
-can
-get
-that
-tight
-of
-a
-weave
-you
-can
-say
-or
-you're
-not
-really
-going
-to
-recycle
-that
-coffee
-cup
-are
-you
-they
-will
-probably
-get
-angry
-but
-that's
-what's
-supposed
-to
-happen
-by
-making
-dick
-moves
-you
-can
-overcome
-what
-may
-be
-the
-biggest
-evil
-on
-this
-earth
-happy-hungering
@@ -1,33 +0,0 @@
-if
-you
-swallow
-hard
-enough
-you'll
-feel
-the
-stone
-the
-one
-we
-all
-have
-waiting
-once
-i
-found
-the
-stone
-in
-the
-sea
-it
-kissed
-me
-as
-the
-sea
-pawed
-at
-my
-back
@@ -1,330 +0,0 @@
-god
-is
-love
-they
-say
-but
-there
-is
-no
-god
-therefore
-how
-can
-there
-be
-love
-and
-if
-there
-is
-no
-love
-how
-can
-there
-be
-god
-there
-are
-things
-in
-life
-i
-suppose
-that
-are
-simply
-unanswerable
-mysteries
-of
-existence
-maybe
-this
-god
-and
-love
-are
-one
-maybe
-there
-are
-many
-loves
-instead
-of
-one
-the
-difference
-between
-what
-isn't
-and
-what
-is
-could
-merely
-be
-one
-of
-scope
-the
-mystery
-is
-how
-we
-speak
-only
-of
-one
-love
-to
-act
-as
-though
-we
-know
-we
-are
-supposed
-to
-love
-only
-one
-other
-or
-that
-one
-other
-and
-god
-but
-supposing
-that
-one
-other
-is
-god
-what
-then
-is
-the
-god-lover
-to
-walk
-alone
-supported
-by
-god
-only
-when
-he
-feels
-he
-is
-supposed
-to
-support
-her
-what
-kind
-of
-love
-is
-this
-i
-would
-argue
-in
-fact
-this
-isn't
-love
-this
-one-set-of-footprints-in-the-sand
-mystery
-how
-to
-define
-two
-loves
-as
-one
-is
-the
-mystery
-it's
-obvious
-to
-many
-there
-is
-a
-thing
-called
-god
-and
-just
-as
-obvious
-that
-there
-is
-one
-called
-love
-maybe
-we
-fool
-ourselves
-we
-who
-can't
-be
-alone
-maybe
-we
-don't
-know
-what
-either
-god
-or
-love
-is
-maybe
-and
-perhaps
-but
-i
-for
-one
-propose
-that
-we
-as
-only
-humans
-are
-not
-supposed
-to
-know
-or
-understand
-capital-l
-life
-that
-mystery
-isn't
-it
-enough
-to
-know
-that
-god
-is
-love
-and
-love
-is
-god
-no
-matter
-which
-one
-does
-or
-does
-not
-exist
-what
-is
-life
-if
-no
-love
-if
-no
-god
-maybe
-this
-saying
-god
-is
-love
-is
-less
-a
-definition
-of
-god
-what
-what
-love
-is
-supposed
-to
-be
-of
-these
-two
-terms
-maybe2
-the
-one
-we
-should
-capitalize
-is
-love
-that
-great
-mystery
-of
-chemistry
-and
-longing
-maybe
-love
-is
-god
-is
-a
-more
-fitting
-epigraph
-for
-what
-life
-is
-made
-of
-love
-that
-most
-delicate
-most
-misty
-of
-all
-emotions
-is
-supposed
-to
-be
-their
-god
-as
-the
-one
-that
-binds
-us
-that
-was
-that
-will
-be
-that
-is
@@ -1,242 +0,0 @@
-walking
-along
-in
-the
-dark
-is
-a
-good
-way
-to
-begin
-a
-song
-walking
-home
-in
-the
-dark
-after
-a
-long
-day
-chasing
-criminals
-is
-another
-running
-away
-from
-an
-imagined
-evil
-is
-no
-way
-to
-begin
-a
-story
-i
-am
-telling
-you
-this
-because
-you
-wanted
-to
-know
-what
-it's
-like
-to
-tell
-something
-so
-beautiful
-everyone
-will
-cry
-i
-am
-telling
-you
-because
-i
-want
-you
-to
-know
-what
-it
-is
-to
-keep
-everything
-inside
-of
-you
-i
-am
-telling
-you
-can
-you
-see
-can
-you
-see
-into
-me
-and
-reach
-in
-your
-hand
-and
-pull
-me
-inside
-out
-like
-an
-old
-shirt
-will
-you
-wear
-me
-until
-i
-unravel
-on
-your
-shoulders
-will
-you
-cut
-me
-apart
-and
-use
-my
-skin
-to
-clean
-up
-the
-cola
-you
-spill
-on
-the
-floor
-when
-you're
-drunk
-i
-want
-you
-to
-know
-that
-i
-want
-you
-to
-know
-do
-you
-want
-me
-to
-know
-is
-to
-know
-i
-you
-want
-we
-we
-want
-that
-is
-why
-we're
-here
-to
-want
-is
-to
-be
-is
-to
-want
-and
-i
-want
-you
-do
-you
-also
-check
-yes
-or
-no
-there
-is
-a
-way
-to
-end
-every
-story
-every
-song
-every
-criminal
-must
-be
-caught
-even
-those
-who
-cry
-dry
-their
-tears
-i
-cannot
-tell
-you
-all
-i
-want
-because
-i
-want
-to
-tell
-you
-everything
-there
-is
-no
-art
-because
-there
-is
-no
-mirror
-big
-enough
-we
-wake
-up
-every
-day
-sometimes
-we
-sleep
@@ -1,241 +0,0 @@
-this
-man
-refused
-to
-open
-his
-eyes
-paul
-read
-this
-on
-an
-old
-mugshot
-in
-the
-library
-he
-had
-taken
-the
-bus
-into
-town
-to
-check
-out
-a
-few
-books
-on
-woodworking
-and
-got
-distracted
-by
-the
-true
-crime
-section
-he
-found
-this
-mugshot
-in
-a
-book
-titled
-crooks
-like
-us
-that
-was
-published
-in
-sydney
-he
-liked
-how
-cities
-were
-named
-after
-women
-or
-how
-women
-were
-named
-after
-cities
-whichever
-was
-true
-the
-man
-in
-the
-picture's
-eyes
-were
-tightly
-shut
-as
-though
-he'd
-just
-come
-into
-the
-brightness
-of
-day
-after
-being
-dark
-inside
-for
-a
-long
-time
-his
-head
-was
-tilted
-up
-and
-slightly
-to
-the
-right
-he
-was
-wearing
-a
-short
-light
-tie
-with
-hash
-marks
-and
-a
-pinstripe
-suit
-paul
-wished
-the
-photograph
-was
-in
-color
-he
-was
-standing
-in
-front
-of
-a
-plain
-brown
-wall
-covered
-in
-fabric
-the
-man's
-eyes
-were
-not
-so
-tightly
-shut
-as
-paul
-first
-thought
-his
-eyebrows
-lifted
-away
-from
-the
-eyes
-giving
-the
-man
-a
-bemused
-look
-his
-mouth
-was
-slightly
-opened
-in
-what
-seemed
-to
-paul
-like
-a
-grin
-this
-was
-accentuated
-by
-the
-man's
-ears
-which
-were
-large
-paul
-wasn't
-sure
-why
-the
-ears
-made
-the
-man
-look
-happier
-he
-wondered
-what
-crime
-he
-had
-committed
-above
-the
-man's
-head
-was
-written
-t
-bede
-22
-11
-28
-/
-203
-a
-this
-man
-refused
-to
-open
-his
-eyes
-was
-written
-over
-his
-suit
-directly
-below
-his
-ribcage
@@ -1,572 +0,0 @@
-what
-is
-a
-poem
-i
-think
-it
-was
-yeats
-that
-called
-a
-poem
-the
-best
-words
-in
-the
-best
-order
-and
-that
-isn't
-an
-inaccurate
-description
-but
-i
-don't
-think
-it
-captures
-all
-of
-what
-a
-poem
-is
-let
-me
-start
-with
-communication
-communication
-is
-a
-transaction
-an
-exchange
-between
-two
-people
-or
-entities
-in
-which
-one
-the
-speaker/writer/communicator
-gives
-the
-other
-the
-reader/listener/consumer
-a
-set
-of
-ideas
-/
-a
-wireframe
-organization
-of
-a
-concept
-/
-a
-set
-of
-reasons/instructions
-for
-action
-in
-many
-kinds
-of
-communication
-for
-example
-speeches
-reports
-or
-advertisements
-the
-kind
-of
-ideas
-transacted
-are
-generally
-factual/logical/brain-based
-in
-nature
-in
-art
-these
-ideas
-are
-emotional/heart-based
-in
-short
-art
-is
-to
-emotion
-as
-an
-article
-is
-to
-information
-i
-think
-art
-should
-strive
-to
-transmit
-the
-emotion
-the
-author
-feels
-as
-efficiently
-as
-possible
-to
-the
-reader
-of
-that
-art
-in
-order
-to
-do
-this
-multiple
-notation
-systems
-have
-been
-devised
-music
-is
-the
-most
-notable
-example
-that
-comes
-to
-mind
-as
-it
-has
-the
-most
-rigid
-style
-but
-grammar
-as
-used
-self-consciously
-in
-writing
-would
-be
-another
-example
-poetry
-has
-only
-a
-very
-loose
-set
-of
-rules
-and
-assumptions
-that
-allow
-it
-a
-sort
-of
-notational
-language
-and
-this
-is
-complicated
-by
-the
-fact
-that
-when
-writing
-poetry
-the
-author
-writes
-for
-a
-different
-medium
-poetry
-is
-meant
-to
-be
-performed
-aloud
-this
-makes
-the
-notation
-system
-even
-more
-important
-but
-again
-it's
-hard
-to
-come
-up
-with
-a
-system
-that
-will
-be
-read
-mostly
-the
-same
-by
-most
-people
-what
-i've
-been
-trying
-to
-do
-since
-i
-began
-writing
-is
-develop
-a
-personal
-notation
-system
-or
-what
-i
-think
-most
-would
-refer
-to
-as
-my
-voice
-as
-a
-poet/writer
-i
-personally
-don't
-like
-the
-word
-poet
-as
-it
-sounds
-pretentious
-to
-me
-i'm
-aware
-i
-should
-get
-over
-this
-however
-there
-were
-some
-places
-that
-still
-needed
-improving
-from
-my
-draft
-manuscript
-most
-notably
-my
-prose
-in
-rip
-tide
-of
-memory
-now
-only
-rip
-tide
-and
-amber
-alert
-i
-rewrote
-each
-to
-tighten
-their
-syntactic
-and
-idea
-rhythm
-to
-make
-them
-move
-more
-lightly
-and
-gracefully
-the
-most
-notable
-difference
-in
-my
-series
-is
-the
-reordering
-of
-poems
-within
-it
-i
-think
-that
-in
-my
-first
-draft
-i
-spent
-so
-much
-time
-on
-getting
-my
-individual
-poems
-tight
-and
-polished
-that
-i
-threw
-them
-together
-somewhat
-haphazardly
-using
-a
-loose
-thematic
-correspondence
-with
-the
-fake
-table
-of
-contents
-with
-the
-new
-order
-i
-hope
-this
-has
-been
-fixed
-the
-piece
-consists
-of
-six
-sections
-each
-with
-three
-poems
-a
-new
-one
-everything
-stays
-the
-same
-makes
-the
-totals
-correct
-each
-section
-has
-a
-thematic/emotional/personal
-element
-that
-ties
-the
-sections
-together
-they
-are
-ordered
-by
-the
-order
-in
-which
-i
-wrote
-the
-sestinas
-at
-the
-beginning
-of
-each
-section
-which
-works
-out
-to
-make
-the
-series
-move
-from
-identity
-to
-memory
-to
-a
-feeling
-of
-universal
-justice
-and
-from
-there
-to
-a
-discussion
-of
-death
-and
-something
-like
-love
-that
-culminates
-in
-an
-exploration
-of
-the
-nature
-of
-time
-and
-cosmology
-the
-piece
-is
-bookended
-by
-the
-fake
-table
-of
-contents
-provided
-at
-the
-end
-as
-an
-ironic
-commentary
-on
-the
-rest
-of
-the
-text
-and
-an
-about
-the
-author
-section
-i
-think
-it
-works
-better
-this
-way
-and
-i
-think
-the
-about
-the
-author
-at
-the
-beginning
-serves
-as
-a
-fair
-prelude
-poem
-to
-the
-piece
-i'm
-excited
-to
-be
-a
-writer
-like
-i
-haven't
-been
-before
@@ -1,137 +0,0 @@
-the
-moon
-is
-drowning
-the
-stars
-it
-pushes
-them
-under
-into
-the
-darkness
-they
-cannot
-breathe
-they
-are
-flailing
-the
-moon
-boasts
-to
-my
-shadow
-how
-powerful
-is
-the
-moon
-how
-great
-its
-light
-my
-shadow
-nods
-and
-calls
-the
-moon
-father
-though
-it
-acknowledges
-also
-the
-existence
-of
-others
-headlights
-are
-like
-little
-moons
-father
-my
-shadow
-says
-they
-pass
-like
-waves
-in
-a
-dark
-ocean
-father
-moon
-becomes
-angry
-and
-threatens
-i
-can
-maroon
-you
-shadow
-i
-can
-trap
-you
-in
-darkness
-your
-strength
-comes
-from
-my
-own
-the
-little
-moons
-are
-fleeting
-like
-foam
-on
-a
-darkened
-sea
-my
-shadow
-fears
-the
-night
-as
-it
-fears
-death
-but
-it
-remembers
-the
-moon's
-strength
-is
-from
-another
-my
-shadow
-wants
-the
-headlights
-like
-an
-ocean
-might
-want
-the
-moon
-as
-a
-seducer
-as
-a
-lover
@@ -1,143 +0,0 @@
-the
-moon
-is
-gone
-and
-in
-its
-place
-a
-mirror
-looking
-at
-the
-night
-sky
-now
-yields
-nothing
-but
-the
-viewer's
-own
-face
-as
-viewed
-from
-a
-million
-miles
-surrounded
-by
-the
-landscape
-he
-is
-only
-vaguely
-aware
-of
-being
-surrounded
-by
-he
-believes
-that
-he
-is
-alone
-surrounded
-by
-desert
-and
-mountain
-but
-behind
-him
-he
-now
-sees
-it
-someone
-is
-sneaking
-up
-on
-him
-he
-spins
-around
-fast
-but
-no
-one
-is
-there
-on
-earth
-he
-looks
-back
-up
-and
-they
-are
-yet
-closer
-in
-the
-night
-sky
-again
-he
-looks
-over
-his
-shoulder
-but
-there
-is
-nothing
-not
-even
-a
-desert
-mouse
-as
-he
-looks
-up
-again
-he
-realizes
-it's
-a
-cloud
-above
-him
-which
-due
-to
-optics
-has
-looked
-like
-someone
-else
-the
-cloud
-blocks
-out
-the
-moon
-which
-is
-now
-a
-mirror
-and
-the
-viewer
-is
-completely
-alone
@@ -1,104 +0,0 @@
-the
-other
-side
-of
-this
-mountain
-is
-not
-the
-mountain
-this
-side
-is
-honey-golden
-sticky-sweet
-full
-of
-phone
-conversations
-with
-mother
-the
-other
-side
-is
-a
-bell
-ringing
-in
-the
-church-steeple
-the
-day
-mother
-died
-the
-other
-side
-of
-the
-mountain
-is
-not
-a
-mountain
-it
-is
-a
-dark
-valley
-crossed
-by
-a
-river
-there
-is
-a
-ferry
-at
-the
-bottom
-this
-mountain
-is
-not
-a
-mountain
-i
-walked
-to
-the
-top
-but
-it
-turned
-and
-was
-only
-a
-shelf
-halfway
-up
-i
-felt
-like
-an
-unused
-bible
-sitting
-on
-a
-dusty
-pew
-a
-hawk
-soars
-over
-the
-mountain
-she
-is
-looking
-for
-home
@@ -1,423 +0,0 @@
-a
-dog
-moving
-sideways
-is
-sick
-a
-man
-moving
-sideways
-is
-drunk
-thus
-if
-you
-want
-to
-be
-mindful
-of
-the
-movings
-of
-the
-universe
-sideways
-become
-either
-drunk
-or
-sick
-by
-doing
-this
-you
-remove
-yourself
-from
-the
-equation
-and
-are
-able
-to
-observe
-without
-being
-observed
-the
-universe
-as
-it
-dances
-sideways
-drunkenly
-shit
-wait
-the
-problem
-is
-not
-that
-by
-observing
-you
-are
-observed
-although
-quantum
-mechanics
-may
-disagree1
-because
-obviously
-dogs
-don't
-know
-we're
-observing
-them
-when
-we
-watch
-them
-through
-cameras
-in
-their
-little
-yard
-while
-they
-play
-and
-eat
-and
-poop
-who
-poops
-knowingly
-on
-camera
-the
-problem
-is
-the
-actual
-act
-of
-observing
-that
-distorts
-the
-world
-into
-what
-we
-want
-it
-to
-be
-what
-i
-want
-to
-know
-is
-this
-why
-is
-this
-necessarily
-a
-problem
-the
-dog
-is
-made
-by
-mankind
-to
-frolic
-and
-poop
-and
-sniff
-and
-growl
-and
-dig
-why
-cannot
-the
-man
-be
-made
-to
-observe
-the
-world
-incorrectly
-around
-him
-and
-worry
-about
-it
-men
-have
-always
-wandered
-about
-the
-earth
-does
-it
-not
-make
-sense
-that
-also
-they
-should
-wonder
-in
-their
-minds
-what
-makes
-it
-all
-work
-2
-in
-fact
-this
-is
-the
-very
-center
-of
-the
-creative
-being
-the
-ability
-to
-move
-sideways
-to
-dance
-with
-reality
-and
-judge
-it
-as
-it
-judges
-you
-much
-like
-teenagers
-at
-the
-junior
-prom
-of
-course
-reality
-doesn't
-judge
-us
-back
-but
-that
-doesn't
-mean
-that
-it
-doesn't
-if
-you
-think
-it's
-judging
-you
-then
-observe
-in
-your
-surroundings
-your
-own
-insecurities
-it
-is
-obvious
-that
-this
-way
-of
-doing
-things
-is
-far
-from
-vogue
-usually
-projecting
-inner
-pain
-onto
-the
-outer
-world
-is
-classified
-as
-pathology
-however
-this
-is
-because
-it
-is
-assumed
-that
-the
-outer
-world
-is
-on
-its
-own
-terms
-which
-it
-obviously
-isn't
-as
-far
-as
-we
-know
-it
-follows
-that
-as
-there
-is
-no
-backdrop
-against
-which
-to
-judge
-our
-quirks
-the
-quirks
-must
-not
-exist
-thus
-all
-is
-right
-with
-the
-world
-least
-agreeable
-of
-all
-mechanics
-the
-cost
-to
-get
-one
-quantum
-serviced
-is
-usually
-at
-least
-eight
-times
-more
-expensive
-than
-the
-cost
-of
-an
-average
-automobile
-tune-up
-for
-reasons
-not
-clearly
-known
-the
-quantum
-mechanics
-themselves
-claim
-it's
-the
-smallness
-of
-their
-work
-that
-justifies
-the
-price
-but
-it
-doesn't
-really
-look
-like
-they're
-doing
-anything
-and
-besides
-my
-quantum
-always
-seems
-to
-break
-again
-within
-six
-months
-maybe
-i'm
-just
-driving
-it
-too
-hard
-hezekiah
-demanded
-i
-keep
-it
-if
-he
-were
-to
-continue
-the
-relation
-of
-his
-prophecy-slash-advice
-column
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-silence
-lies
-underneath
-us
-all
-in
-the
-same
-way
-the
-nile
-has
-a
-river
-underneath
-ten
-times
-as
-large
-although
-this
-is
-an
-urban
-legend
-apparently
-so
-underneath
-truth
-or
-legend
-flowing
-by
-the
-feel
-of
-their
-own
-silence
-move
-the
-stars
-silence
-lies
-underneath
-us
-all
-in
-the
-same
-way
-john
-cage
-i
-think
-understood
-this
-the
-way
-that
-in
-a
-silent
-room
-one
-still
-hears
-the
-nerves
-although
-this
-is
-an
-urban
-legend
-apparently
-or
-the
-heart
-which
-i
-find
-more
-easily
-believable
-there
-simply
-is
-no
-way
-that
-by
-and
-large
-silence
-lies
-underneath
-us
-all
-in
-the
-same
-way
-there
-must
-be
-different
-silences
-because
-we
-have
-different
-songs
-to
-drown
-them
-out
-different
-gods
-although
-these
-are
-urban
-legends
-apparently
-but
-is
-not
-all
-sound
-one
-sound
-you
-and
-i
-are
-two
-faces
-to
-the
-same
-head
-the
-same
-body
-silence
-lies
-underneath
-us
-all
-in
-the
-same
-way
-although
-this
-is
-an
-urban
-legend
-apparently
@@ -1,245 +0,0 @@
-while
-swimming
-in
-the
-river
-i
-saw
-underneath
-it
-a
-river
-of
-stars
-only
-there
-was
-no
-river
-it
-was
-noon
-you
-can
-say
-the
-sun
-is
-a
-river
-you
-can
-argue
-the
-stars
-back
-it
-like
-shirts
-behind
-a
-closet
-door
-you
-can
-say
-the
-earth
-holds
-us
-up
-with
-its
-weight
-or
-that
-it
-means
-well
-or
-it
-means
-anything
-there
-is
-no
-closet
-nor
-door
-there
-are
-no
-shirts
-hanging
-anywhere
-there
-is
-no
-false
-wall
-that
-leads
-deep
-into
-the
-earth's
-bowels
-growing
-warmer
-with
-each
-step
-warmth
-as
-a
-con
-cept
-has
-ceased
-to
-make
-any
-sense
-in
-contraposition
-to
-cold
-it
-might
-but
-cold
-as
-well
-stepped
-out
-last
-night
-and
-hasn't
-returned
-last
-i
-heard
-it
-went
-out
-swimming
-and
-might've
-drowned
-trees
-were
-the
-pallbearers
-at
-the
-funeral
-the
-train
-was
-long
-and
-wailful
-there
-was
-much
-wailing
-and
-gnashing
-of
-all
-teeth
-though
-there
-were
-no
-teeth
-no
-train
-no
-funeral
-or
-prayer
-or
-trees
-at
-all
-nor
-a
-river
-underneath
-any
-thing
-there
-was
-nothing
-to
-be
-underneath
-anymore
-look
-around
-and
-tell
-me
-you
-see
-something
-look
-around
-and
-tell
-me
-something
-that
-i
-do
-not
-know
-i
-know
-more
-than
-anything
-that
-the
-world
-is
-always
-ending
-behind
-that
-there
-is
-nothing
-save
-that
-there
-is
-no
-nothing
-either
-nothing
-somehow
-still
-turns
-and
-flows
-past
-us
-past
-all
-time
-and
-beyond
-it
-a
-river
-returning
-to
-its
-forgotten
-origins
-deep
-within
-itself
@@ -1,177 +0,0 @@
-paul
-began
-typing
-on
-notecards
-somehow
-this
-felt
-right
-to
-his
-sensibilities
-it
-was
-difficult
-to
-get
-the
-little
-cards
-into
-the
-typewriter
-it
-was
-a
-pain
-to
-readjust
-the
-typewriter
-for
-regular
-paper
-when
-he
-wasn't
-writing
-he
-started
-typing
-everything
-on
-those
-little
-notecards
-grocery
-lists
-letters
-to
-his
-grandmother
-even
-reports
-for
-work
-which
-is
-what
-got
-him
-in
-trouble
-but
-this
-was
-all
-later
-for
-now
-he
-was
-writing
-his
-ideas
-notes
-he
-now
-called
-them
-something
-for
-him
-to
-combine
-later
-into
-something
-he
-didn't
-like
-to
-think
-about
-it
-on
-this
-particular
-cold
-winter
-morning
-he
-wrote
-woke
-up
-from
-a
-dream
-i
-was
-famous
-one
-of
-the
-more
-famous
-people
-in
-fact
-i
-had
-written
-something
-everyone
-could
-relate
-to
-and
-at
-the
-same
-time
-proved
-my
-parents
-wrong
-because
-i
-made
-a
-lot
-of
-money
-or
-not
-a
-lot
-but
-enough
-and
-more
-than
-they
-thought
-i
-would
-it
-was
-a
-good
-day
-woke
-up
-this
-morning
-and
-i
-was
-still
-cold
-still
-paul
-still
-not
-good
-at
-furniture
@@ -1,90 +0,0 @@
-nothing
-is
-ever
-over
-nothing
-is
-ever
-even
-begun
-the
-foundation
-hasn't
-been
-laid
-how
-can
-we
-hope
-to
-put
-in
-the
-plumbing
-the
-bed
-is
-unmade
-not
-even
-made
-the
-wood
-hasn't
-been
-cleft
-from
-the
-tree
-the
-seed
-hasn't
-been
-cast
-out
-of
-water
-and
-growth
-and
-sun
-which
-itself
-hasn't
-started
-shining
-the
-cock
-has
-never
-stopped
-crowing
-because
-he
-never
-started
-peter
-betrays
-us
-again
-and
-again
-with
-silence
-christ
-wakes
-up
-at
-night
-choking
-from
-a
-bad
-dream
-wrists
-aching
-from
-a
-dreamt
-torturous
-pain
@@ -1,1159 +0,0 @@
-how
-does
-one
-describe
-a
-poem
-a
-genre
-is
-a
-set
-of
-creative
-outputs
-that
-fit
-a
-given
-set
-of
-criteria
-genres
-are
-useful
-as
-a
-sort
-of
-shorthand
-when
-describing
-a
-thing
-of
-art
-instead
-of
-noting
-for
-example
-all
-of
-the
-objects
-depicted
-in
-a
-still-life
-that
-aren't
-people
-or
-land-features
-we
-call
-it
-a
-still-life
-and
-get
-on
-to
-describing
-how
-the
-objects
-interrelate
-to
-each
-other
-on
-the
-canvas
-if
-you
-ask
-me
-what
-kind
-of
-painting
-i'm
-working
-on
-and
-i
-say
-a
-still-life
-you
-have
-an
-expectation
-of
-certain
-elements
-the
-painting
-will
-contain
-if
-you
-happen
-to
-be
-an
-agent
-and
-try
-to
-sell
-the
-painting
-later
-you'll
-say
-to
-your
-prospective
-buyers
-it's
-a
-still-life
-and
-whether
-the
-buyer
-is
-over
-the
-phone
-or
-standing
-in
-the
-gallery
-they'll
-know
-whether
-they'll
-like
-it
-or
-not
-based
-on
-whether
-they
-like
-still-lifes
-in
-the
-same
-way
-they
-can
-call
-you
-up
-and
-ask
-if
-you
-have
-any
-still-lifes
-for
-sale
-right
-now
-and
-get
-a
-simple
-yes-or-no
-answer
-for
-it
-this
-is
-the
-first
-kind
-of
-genre
-and
-it
-applies
-well
-within
-separate
-types
-of
-fundamentally-different
-media
-such
-as
-painting
-sculpture
-film
-or
-the
-written
-word
-a
-poem
-obviously
-is
-in
-this
-last
-category
-and
-for
-some
-reason
-its
-designation
-is
-hairier
-than
-others
-people
-refer
-to
-all
-sorts
-of
-art
-or
-even
-dispassionate
-events
-as
-poetry
-dancing
-is
-called
-poetry
-in
-motion
-for
-example
-i
-think
-the
-confusion
-is
-caused
-in
-part
-by
-the
-nature
-of
-writing
-as
-a
-medium
-namely
-in
-that
-it
-captures
-thoughts
-more
-clearly
-and
-communicably
-than
-other
-art
-forms
-while
-a
-picture
-can
-be
-worth
-a
-thousand
-words
-as
-the
-old
-clich
-goes
-when
-those
-words
-are
-actually
-written
-out
-they
-can
-contain
-shades
-of
-meaning
-impossible
-to
-capture
-in
-the
-picture
-itself
-at
-least
-as
-quickly
-as
-they
-can
-be
-absorbed
-in
-writing
-it
-seems
-as
-though
-writing
-is
-akin
-to
-the
-fundamental
-nature
-of
-thought
-or
-at
-least
-of
-spoken
-language
-which
-our
-thought
-is
-steeped
-in
-so
-we
-know
-what
-writing
-is
-what
-is
-a
-poem
-especially
-in
-a
-world
-with
-such
-forms
-as
-prose
-poetry
-flash
-fiction
-short-shorts
-lyrical
-essays
-lyrical
-ballads
-et
-cetera
-what
-makes
-a
-poem
-a
-poem
-i
-read
-an
-essay
-once
-that
-lamented
-the
-unidimensionality
-of
-writing
-it
-posited
-that
-prose
-is
-really
-just
-a
-long
-wrapped
-line
-of
-text
-that's
-bound
-by
-time
-when
-you
-read
-a
-novel
-for
-example
-you
-really
-must
-start
-at
-the
-beginning
-and
-read
-through
-to
-the
-end
-in
-order
-some
-newer
-forms
-of
-fiction
-are
-changing
-this
-such
-as
-the
-choose-your-own-adventure
-genre
-in
-the
-1970s
-and
-80s
-or
-hyperfiction
-found
-online
-which
-raises
-the
-question
-for
-me
-if
-these
-newer
-forms
-could
-be
-considered
-on
-some
-level
-to
-be
-poetry
-this
-is
-because
-poetry
-has
-more
-than
-one
-dimension
-due
-to
-its
-linear
-nature
-those
-line
-breaks
-are
-intentional
-and
-the
-poem
-can't
-just
-fit
-into
-any-sized
-book
-or
-web
-page
-if
-prose
-is
-a
-liquid
-filling
-any
-container
-it's
-placed
-in
-with
-a
-constant
-volume
-poetry
-is
-more
-like
-a
-crystallized
-form
-of
-prose
-or
-to
-put
-it
-another
-way
-poetry
-has
-between
-one
-and
-two
-dimensions
-i
-wouldn't
-say
-that
-poetry
-has
-fully
-two
-dimensions
-except
-for
-some
-of
-the
-more
-conceptually
-visual
-stuff
-that
-i'd
-call
-a
-word-picture
-anyway
-because
-from
-line
-to
-line
-that
-unidimensionality
-of
-prose
-remains
-poetry
-has
-a
-higher
-dimensionality
-than
-prose
-though
-because
-it's
-crystallized
-there
-on
-the
-page
-this
-fractal-dimensionality
-of
-poetry
-has
-interesting
-side
-effects
-on
-the
-genre
-itself
-for
-one
-thing
-poetry
-isn't
-as
-bound
-by
-time
-as
-prose
-is
-it
-can
-as
-marianne
-boruch
-writes
-resist
-narrative
-sequence
-or
-the
-forward
-press
-of
-time
-itself
-due
-to
-its
-repetitions
-and
-diversions
-which
-are
-in
-turn
-made
-possible
-or
-more
-apparent
-by
-its
-line
-breaks
-it's
-able
-to
-meditate
-on
-a
-subject
-or
-expand
-on
-it
-lyrically
-exploring
-the
-emotions
-connected
-with
-the
-images
-in
-the
-poem
-or
-the
-connections
-between
-images
-through
-repitition
-of
-sounds
-the
-poem
-builds
-meaning
-through
-resonance
-and
-rhyming
-something
-that's
-harder
-to
-do
-in
-prose
-take
-for
-example
-the
-first
-lines
-of
-the
-love
-song
-of
-j
-alfred
-prufrock
-let
-us
-go
-then
-you
-and
-i
-when
-the
-evening
-is
-spread
-out
-against
-the
-sky
-like
-a
-patient
-etherized
-upon
-a
-table
-let
-us
-go
-through
-certain
-half-deserted
-streets
-the
-muttering
-retreats
-of
-restless
-nights
-in
-one-night
-cheap
-hotels
-and
-sawdust
-restaurants
-with
-oyster-shells
-streets
-that
-follow
-like
-a
-tedious
-argument
-of
-insidious
-intent
-to
-lead
-you
-to
-an
-overwhelming
-question
-oh
-do
-not
-ask
-what
-is
-it
-let
-us
-go
-and
-make
-our
-visit
-and
-here
-it
-is
-again
-without
-line
-breaks
-let
-us
-go
-then
-you
-and
-i
-when
-the
-evening
-is
-spread
-out
-against
-the
-sky
-like
-a
-patient
-etherized
-upon
-a
-table
-let
-us
-go
-through
-certain
-half-deserted
-streets
-the
-muttering
-retreats
-of
-restless
-nights
-in
-one-night
-cheap
-hotels
-and
-sawdust
-restaurants
-with
-oyster-shells
-streets
-that
-follow
-like
-a
-tedious
-argument
-of
-insidious
-intent
-to
-lead
-you
-to
-an
-overwhelming
-question
-oh
-do
-not
-ask
-what
-is
-it
-let
-us
-go
-and
-make
-our
-visit
-the
-end-rhymes
-that
-do
-so
-much
-for
-the
-sound
-of
-the
-poem
-are
-gone
-and
-so
-part
-of
-the
-meaning
-of
-the
-poem
-its
-obsessive
-self-consciousness
-its
-paranoia
-are
-gone
-as
-well
-additionally
-line
-breaks
-act
-as
-punctuation
-in
-the
-entirety
-of
-this
-fragment
-without
-them
-the
-meaning
-becomes
-obscured
-in
-the
-long
-first
-sentence
-of
-the
-poem
-perhaps
-due
-to
-this
-dwelling
-on
-scene
-or
-on
-all
-aspects
-of
-a
-single
-scene
-at
-one
-time
-poetry
-tends
-to
-be
-heavy
-on
-images
-or
-lyrical
-i
-think
-this
-is
-what's
-generally
-meant
-when
-someone
-describes
-a
-dance
-as
-poetic
-or
-a
-story
-or
-anything
-else
-i
-think
-they
-really
-mean
-lyrical
-or
-maybe
-beautiful
-the
-images
-form
-sort
-of
-a
-narrative
-as
-the
-reader
-moves
-through
-them
-as
-cesare
-pavese
-says
-that's
-nevertheless
-different
-than
-a
-traditional
-narrative
-this
-image
-narrative
-jumps
-from
-image
-to
-image
-not
-by
-a
-logical
-progression
-but
-by
-the
-resonances
-between
-the
-images
-that
-run
-underneath
-them
-on
-almost
-a
-subliminal
-plane
-almost
-without
-noticing
-the
-reader
-of
-a
-poem
-is
-taken
-on
-an
-emotional
-journey
-that's
-not
-necessarily
-connected
-to
-the
-images
-of
-the
-poem
-themselves
-poetry
-is
-a
-manipulation
-of
-emotion
-or
-a
-communication
-of
-it
-prose
-has
-the
-space
-the
-time
-to
-describe
-what's
-going
-on
-even
-if
-the
-author
-stands
-by
-the
-old
-adage
-of
-show
-don't
-tell
-showing
-in
-prose
-inherently
-involves
-more
-telling
-than
-poetry
-does
-as
-poetry
-communicates
-a
-feeling
-itself
-this
-definition
-may
-be
-broad
-enough
-to
-include
-certain
-dance
-performances
-or
-paintings
-but
-that's
-okay
-i'm
-of
-the
-opinion
-that
-the
-more
-useful
-genre
-distinctions
-are
-those
-which
-describe
-the
-thing
-technically
-verse
-for
-example
-or
-lyrical
-poetry
-is
-almost
-a
-value
-judgement
-and
-that
-makes
-me
-a
-little
-uncomfortable
@@ -1,120 +0,0 @@
-i
-think
-that
-i
-could
-write
-formal
-poems
-exclusively
-or
-at
-least
-inclusive
-with
-all
-the
-other
-stuff
-i
-write
-i
-guess
-of
-course
-i've
-already
-written
-a
-few
-this
-one
-included
-though
-formal
-is
-maybe
-a
-stretch
-is
-blank
-verse
-a
-form
-what
-is
-form
-anyway
-i
-picture
-old
-women
-counting
-stitches
-on
-their
-knitting
-keeping
-iambs
-next
-to
-iambs
-in
-lines
-as
-straight
-and
-sure
-as
-arrows
-but
-my
-sock
-is
-lumpy
-poorly
-made
-it's
-beginning
-to
-unravel
-stresses
-don't
-line
-up
-syl
-lables
-forced
-to
-fit
-like
-mcnugget
-molds
-that
-clich
-on
-the
-arrow
-i'm
-aware
-my
-prepositions
-too
-god
-where's
-it
-stop
-the
-answer
-never
-i
-will
-never
-stop
-writing
-poems
-or
-hating
-what
-i
-write
@@ -1,302 +0,0 @@
-what
-did
-he
-do
-when
-he
-was
-in
-the
-woods
-where
-did
-he
-go
-was
-there
-always
-one
-spot
-one
-clearing
-deep
-within
-the
-heart
-of
-them
-that
-he
-would
-visit
-did
-he
-talk
-to
-the
-trees
-or
-only
-to
-himself
-when
-he
-chopped
-down
-trees
-did
-he
-leave
-them
-there
-to
-rot
-in
-the
-quiet
-or
-did
-he
-drag
-them
-out
-of
-the
-woods
-behind
-his
-shack
-and
-dismember
-them
-did
-he
-use
-any
-for
-firewood
-or
-did
-the
-pieces
-rot
-behind
-his
-shack
-forgotten
-when
-was
-the
-last
-time
-he
-built
-any
-furniture
-did
-he
-get
-any
-better
-at
-building
-it
-or
-did
-he
-just
-quit
-at
-some
-point
-let
-the
-desire
-to
-create
-fall
-behind
-him
-like
-a
-forgotten
-felled
-tree
-a
-tree
-fell
-in
-the
-forest
-did
-it
-make
-a
-noise
-paul
-typed
-his
-thoughts
-on
-cards
-or
-wrote
-them
-in
-a
-book
-did
-anyone
-read
-it
-if
-anyone
-did
-was
-his
-life
-changed
-for
-the
-better
-or
-the
-worse
-did
-he
-glance
-at
-the
-mess
-in
-the
-top
-drawer
-of
-his
-writing
-desk
-as
-he
-cleaned
-the
-shack
-out
-long
-after
-paul
-had
-quit
-using
-it
-did
-he
-put
-tools
-in
-there
-or
-leave
-it
-empty
-what
-did
-he
-do
-with
-the
-desk
-did
-he
-add
-it
-to
-the
-pile
-of
-rotting
-wood
-out
-back
-or
-did
-he
-chop
-it
-up
-for
-a
-bonfire
-with
-friends
-or
-a
-cozy
-fire
-with
-his
-wife
-and
-children
-or
-did
-he
-take
-it
-to
-the
-dump
-three
-miles
-away
-to
-rot
-there
-are
-these
-all
-the
-options
-did
-paul
-ever
-think
-about
-any
-of
-this
-walking
-in
-the
-woods
-one
-afternoon
-after
-becoming
-frustrated
-with
-his
-writing
-did
-he
-sit
-on
-a
-stump
-and
-cry
-did
-he
-wonder
-whether
-he
-should
-have
-made
-other
-choices
-did
-he
-consider
-quitting
-smoking
@@ -1,540 +0,0 @@
-he
-said
-at
-the
-beginning
-it's
-like
-rolling
-yarn
-into
-a
-too-small
-ball
-sure
-you
-can
-roll
-the
-memories
-around
-for
-a
-while
-and
-maybe
-even
-use
-some
-of
-them
-eventually
-though
-you'll
-wind
-them
-all
-the
-way
-out
-and
-you'll
-be
-left
-with
-nothing
-but
-a
-small
-loop
-you
-can
-tie
-this
-loop
-around
-your
-finger
-and
-start
-wrapping
-your
-body
-but
-this
-is
-an
-extension
-of
-the
-same
-problem
-you'll
-turn
-into
-a
-mummy
-of
-memory
-there'll
-be
-nothing
-left
-underneath
-but
-a
-dead
-body
-but
-what
-does
-it
-mean
-to
-remember
-the
-body
-with
-the
-body
-i
-imagine
-a
-creature
-made
-of
-memory
-putting
-its
-feet
-in
-its
-mouth
-turning
-into
-a
-ball
-in
-this
-way
-it
-could
-roll
-all
-around
-the
-landscape
-of
-its
-memory
-i've
-tried
-explaining
-this
-to
-other
-people
-but
-it
-doesn't
-make
-any
-sense
-to
-them
-the
-task
-of
-eating
-one's
-feet
-is
-to
-them
-an
-unsolvable
-problem
-they
-seem
-to
-forgotten
-that
-as
-babies
-they
-were
-able
-to
-make
-themselves
-into
-loops
-so
-i
-increase
-the
-count
-to
-two
-two
-snakes
-eating
-each
-other's
-tales
-forming
-a
-loop
-in
-this
-way
-they
-are
-able
-to
-put
-two
-heads
-on
-one
-body
-this
-doubles
-the
-number
-of
-memories
-which
-really
-only
-exacerbates
-the
-problem
-it's
-like
-trying
-to
-roll
-two
-different
-materials
-up
-into
-a
-ball
-the
-people
-i
-tell
-this
-to
-don't
-understand
-this
-either
-they
-say
-using
-two
-animals
-makes
-sense
-to
-them
-they
-say
-there
-must
-be
-different
-types
-of
-memory
-i
-disagree
-with
-this
-theory
-of
-memory
-i
-think
-there
-is
-at
-bottom
-only
-one
-type
-of
-anything
-with
-subtypes
-grouped
-together
-along
-the
-edge
-of
-a
-loop
-color
-becomes
-a
-good
-metaphor
-look
-how
-many
-of
-them
-yet
-they
-are
-all
-consumed
-by
-the
-same
-part
-of
-the
-body
-maybe
-two
-different
-materials
-are
-still
-made
-of
-material
-and
-maybe
-they
-can
-be
-rolled
-into
-a
-ball
-maybe
-there
-actually
-never
-was
-a
-problem
-or
-maybe
-and
-this
-is
-more
-likely
-i
-need
-to
-restate
-the
-problem
-i
-think
-it
-all
-boils
-down
-to
-the
-fact
-that
-i
-have
-a
-truly
-lousy
-memory
-i've
-tried
-different
-mnemonic
-devices
-like
-imagining
-each
-thing
-i
-need
-to
-remember
-being
-visited
-by
-a
-bouncing
-ball
-i've
-tried
-trying
-string
-into
-finger-loops
-i've
-even
-tried
-writing
-the
-things
-i
-need
-to
-remember
-on
-my
-body
-if
-you
-asked
-me
-do
-any
-of
-these
-work
-i
-would
-have
-to
-answer
-none
-of
-them
-sometimes
-in
-the
-morning
-i
-realize
-dumbly
-i've
-forgotten
-my
-words
-all
-of
-them
-they
-generally
-come
-back
-by
-around
-ten
-o'clock
-but
-the
-frequency
-with
-which
-this
-is
-occurring
-is
-becoming
-a
-problem
-i
-feel
-that
-my
-brain
-is
-being
-separated
-from
-my
-body
-is
-there
-a
-place
-in
-the
-universe
-for
-a
-misplaced
-memory
-does
-it
-eat
-its
-own
-tail
-and
-roll
-around
-the
-universe
-as
-it
-loops
-does
-it
-shrink
-down
-and
-become
-lost
-as
-a
-tiny
-ball
-no
-matter
-what
-happens
-eventually
-i
-will
-become
-them
-as
-i
-lose
-the
-last
-of
-my
-memory
-i
-won't
-be
-able
-to
-solve
-the
-problem
-of
-my
-being
-and
-my
-being
-will
-become
-my
-problem
-in
-an
-eternal
-loop
-i
-will
-roll
-my
-body
-into
-a
-prenatal
-ball
@@ -1,118 +0,0 @@
-contents
-of
-the
-shed
-typewriter
-writing
-desk
-notecards
-top
-drawer
-of
-desk
-pen
-fountain
-inkpot
-empty
-wood
-a
-lot
-more
-out
-back
-bare
-lightbulb
-candle
-wooden
-shelf
-with
-tools
-claw
-hammer
-screwdriver
-prybar
-2x
-wrench
-different
-kinds
-tiller
-machine
-push
-lawnmower
-hatchet
-axe
-he
-typed
-the
-list
-in
-the
-typewriter
-and
-looked
-around
-some
-more
-he
-wanted
-to
-make
-sure
-he
-didn't
-miss
-anything
-finally
-it
-hit
-him
-and
-he
-smiled
-he
-typed
-one
-more
-line
-stood
-up
-and
-went
-out
-of
-the
-shed
-paul
-bunyon
-he
-got
-some
-kerosene
-from
-under
-the
-house
-poured
-it
-around
-the
-base
-of
-the
-shed
-lit
-a
-cigarette
-he
-smoked
-half
-of
-it
-and
-threw
-it
-down
-to
-start
-the
-fire
@@ -1,773 +0,0 @@
-
-my
-anger
-is
-like
-a
-peach
-he
-said
-he
-was
-trying
-to
-show
-how
-metaphors
-could
-be
-anything
-i
-thought
-it
-worked
-i
-wrote
-it
-down
-in
-my
-red
-notebook
-in
-my
-other
-class
-there
-was
-a
-long
-discussion
-about
-the
-difference
-between
-metaphor
-and
-simile
-as
-they
-relate
-to
-prufrock
-i
-could
-only
-think
-about
-his
-peaches
-i
-wonder
-if
-he
-dared
-a
-few
-years
-ago
-my
-friend
-dressed
-up
-as
-j
-alfred
-prufrock
-for
-halloween
-her
-costume
-consisted
-of
-rolled
-khaki
-trousers
-and
-a
-peach
-i
-wonder
-where
-she
-found
-that
-in
-october
-she
-was
-annoyed
-that
-she
-had
-to
-tell
-everyone
-who
-she
-was
-at
-a
-writers
-party
-i
-don't
-remember
-if
-she
-ate
-that
-peach
-i
-do
-remember
-the
-main
-meal
-was
-spaghetti
-that
-party
-was
-held
-in
-a
-house
-in
-chattanooga
-in
-the
-basement
-there
-was
-a
-big
-back
-yard
-where
-people
-drank
-and
-talked
-and
-sat
-in
-the
-darkness
-somewhere
-someone
-was
-smoking
-weed
-with
-a
-visiting
-writer
-earlier
-that
-day
-the
-writer
-had
-read
-a
-poem
-about
-his
-car
-accident
-a
-year
-ago
-in
-georgia
-on
-the
-interstate
-it
-had
-broken
-him
-pretty
-badly
-and
-his
-wife
-but
-somehow
-their
-child
-was
-unharmed
-he
-said
-something
-about
-the
-peach
-pit
-being
-the
-one
-place
-georgia
-held
-sacred
-he
-said
-it
-was
-the
-place
-where
-all
-new
-things
-grow
-i
-can
-see
-how
-anger
-could
-be
-like
-a
-peach
-its
-juice
-runs
-out
-of
-the
-mouth
-and
-down
-the
-chin
-dropping
-onto
-the
-pants
-and
-staining
-them
-in
-the
-same
-way
-i
-can
-see
-how
-anger
-is
-like
-sex
-they
-are
-both
-heightened
-states
-of
-emotional
-observation
-in
-atlanta
-there
-are
-something
-like
-five
-or
-ten
-peachtree
-streets
-i'm
-not
-sure
-if
-they
-all
-connect
-at
-some
-point
-but
-from
-what
-i
-could
-see
-they
-would
-have
-to
-do
-some
-contorting
-to
-get
-to
-the
-same
-point
-i
-like
-to
-think
-a
-giant
-peach
-tree
-grows
-there
-like
-the
-tree
-of
-the
-knowledge
-of
-good
-and
-evil
-i
-was
-walking
-down
-one
-of
-atlanta's
-peachtrees
-with
-my
-girlfriend
-when
-a
-man
-in
-tight
-pants
-a
-runner
-jogged
-past
-us
-we
-both
-agreed
-he
-had
-a
-marvelous
-ass
-i
-was
-annoyed
-however
-when
-she
-confessed
-that
-she
-wished
-i
-had
-one
-like
-his
-later
-we
-ate
-at
-a
-taqueria
-with
-peach-habanero
-salsa
-my
-mother
-would
-read
-to
-us
-as
-children
-the
-first
-real
-books
-i
-remember
-the
-first
-novels
-are
-island
-of
-the
-blue
-dolphins
-and
-james
-and
-the
-giant
-peach
-i
-don't
-remember
-island
-of
-the
-blue
-dolphins
-as
-well
-probably
-because
-no
-movie
-was
-made
-of
-it
-there's
-an
-independent
-video
-rental
-store
-where
-i
-grew
-up
-called
-popcorn
-video
-one
-of
-the
-only
-stores
-i
-went
-to
-in
-my
-hometown
-that
-wasn't
-a
-chain
-every
-time
-we
-went
-my
-sister
-would
-rent
-two
-movies
-james
-and
-the
-giant
-peach
-and
-home
-alone
-3
-i
-wasn't
-allowed
-to
-stay
-home
-alone
-or
-i
-don't
-remember
-it
-until
-i
-was
-fifteen
-i
-built
-a
-potato
-cannon
-out
-of
-pvc
-pipe
-and
-a
-barbecue
-lighter
-i
-would
-load
-a
-potato
-spray
-hairspray
-into
-the
-barrel
-and
-light
-it
-once
-the
-cannon
-wouldn't
-light
-i
-looked
-down
-the
-barrel
-and
-pushed
-the
-trigger
-button
-to
-see
-if
-i
-could
-see
-a
-light
-i
-forgot
-that
-i
-had
-already
-primed
-the
-barrel
-with
-hairspray
-i
-singed
-my
-eyebrows
-and
-bangs
-in
-peach
-season
-my
-father
-would
-bring
-home
-a
-bag
-of
-the
-freestones
-every
-week
-or
-so
-he
-always
-got
-the
-cheap
-ones
-so
-they
-were
-usually
-dry
-and
-pithy
-with
-a
-stone
-that
-fell
-apart
-and
-nearly
-broke
-my
-tooth
-i
-don't
-eat
-them
-anymore
-when
-i
-go
-home
-my
-mother
-would
-always
-eat
-canned
-peaches
-with
-cottage
-cheese
-for
-some
-reason
-i
-didn't
-think
-this
-was
-common
-knowledge
-i
-showed
-people
-how
-good
-it
-was
-when
-we
-went
-to
-a
-buffet
-they
-said
-i
-know
-to
-be
-honest
-i'm
-not
-even
-sure
-what
-a
-peach
-tree
-looks
-like
-i
-do
-know
-what
-an
-orange
-tree
-looks
-like
-from
-a
-backyard
-in
-phoenix
-and
-a
-fig
-tree
-from
-a
-back
-yard
-in
-chattanooga
-i
-also
-know
-what
-a
-cherry
-tree
-looks
-like
-or
-at
-least
-a
-type
-of
-them
-from
-my
-own
-backyard
-at
-home
-as
-well
-as
-mulberry
-and
-apple
-if
-for
-some
-reason
-i
-find
-myself
-lost
-in
-a
-sinister
-garden
-of
-eden
-i'll
-at
-least
-know
-a
-few
-of
-the
-trees
-i
-can
-eat
-from
-i
-always
-heard
-growing
-up
-that
-the
-fruit
-of
-the
-tree
-of
-the
-knowledge
-of
-good
-and
-evil
-was
-an
-apple
-maybe
-i'll
-luck
-out
-maybe
-it'll
-be
-a
-peach
@@ -1,226 +0,0 @@
-importance
-is
-important
-but
-meaning
-is
-meaningful
-here
-we
-are
-at
-the
-crux
-of
-the
-matter
-for
-both
-meaning
-and
-importance
-are
-also
-human-formed
-so
-it
-would
-seem
-that
-nothing
-is
-important
-or
-meaningful
-if
-importance
-and
-meaning
-are
-of
-themselves
-only
-products
-of
-the
-fallible
-human
-intellect
-but
-here
-is
-the
-great
-secret
-so
-is
-the
-fallibility
-of
-the
-human
-intellect
-a
-mere
-product
-of
-the
-fallible
-human
-intellect
-the
-question
-here
-arises
-is
-anything
-real
-and
-not
-a
-mere
-invention
-of
-a
-mistaken
-human
-mind
-by
-real
-of
-course
-i
-mean
-that
-which
-is
-on
-its
-own
-terms
-that
-is
-without
-any
-modification
-on
-the
-part
-of
-mankind
-by
-observing
-it
-but
-such
-a
-thing
-is
-impossible
-to
-be
-known
-for
-if
-it
-be
-known
-it
-has
-certainly
-been
-observed
-by
-someone
-and
-so
-it
-is
-not
-on
-its
-own
-terms
-but
-on
-the
-terms
-of
-the
-observer
-so
-it
-cannot
-be
-known
-if
-anything
-exists
-on
-its
-own
-terms
-for
-it
-exists
-on
-its
-own
-terms
-we
-certainly
-will
-not
-know
-anything
-about
-it
-by
-this
-it
-is
-possible
-to
-see
-that
-nothing
-is
-knowable
-without
-the
-mediating
-factor
-of
-our
-mind
-fucking
-up
-the
-raw
-the
-real
-world
-but
-by
-this
-time
-it
-would
-seem
-that
-this
-chapter
-is
-far
-far
-too
-philosophical
-not
-to
-mention
-pretentious
-so
-i
-must
-try
-again
@@ -1,246 +0,0 @@
-
-hello
-paul
-this
-is
-jill
-jill
-noe
-remember
-me
-the
-voice
-on
-the
-phone
-was
-a
-woman's
-he
-nodded
-into
-the
-receiver
-hello
-jill
-asked
-again
-hello
-paul
-remembered
-that
-phones
-work
-by
-talking
-and
-said
-hello
-jill
-do
-you
-remember
-me
-she
-asked
-we
-were
-in
-school
-together
-how
-have
-you
-been
-pretty
-well
-said
-paul
-i've
-been
-writing
-and
-making
-furniture
-oh
-that's
-nice
-said
-the
-woman's
-voice
-tinny
-in
-the
-phone
-listen
-i
-ran
-into
-your
-mother
-at
-the
-supermarket
-the
-other
-day
-and
-she
-said
-you
-need
-a
-job
-you
-still
-need
-one
-paul
-had
-to
-tell
-the
-truth
-his
-mother
-was
-watching
-him
-out
-of
-the
-corner
-of
-her
-eye
-as
-she
-was
-playing
-dominoes
-at
-the
-kitchen
-table
-yes
-he
-said
-sighing
-although
-woodworking
-takes
-up
-much
-of
-my
-time
-ok
-she
-laughed
-uncomortably
-i
-actually
-have
-something
-you
-could
-do
-for
-me
-if
-you
-think
-you
-can
-get
-away
-from
-woodworking
-a
-bit
-it's
-just
-data
-entry
-really
-basic
-stuff
-entry-level
-what's
-it
-pay
-he
-asked
-minimum
-but
-there
-is
-room
-for
-movement
-ok
-he
-said
-start
-on
-monday
-okay
-sure
-he
-said
-bye
-and
-the
-tin
-voice
-in
-the
-phone
-said
-goodbye
-paul
-see
-you
-by
-the
-time
-he
-put
-it
-back
-on
-the
-hook
-who
-was
-that
-asked
-his
-mother
-jill
-noe
-he
-said
-oh
-her
-was
-she
-calling
-about
-a
-job
-for
-you
-yes
-starts
-monday
-he
-said
-she
-smiled
-behind
-her
-glasses
-reflecting
-dominoes
@@ -1,146 +0,0 @@
-everything
-changes
-or
-everything
-stays
-the
-same
-this
-sat
-alone
-on
-a
-blank
-notecard
-in
-paul's
-typewriter
-he
-stared
-at
-it
-sipping
-at
-his
-too-hot
-coffee
-this
-made
-sense
-to
-him
-he
-looked
-at
-the
-spot
-on
-the
-wall
-where
-he
-wanted
-a
-window
-to
-be
-at
-the
-rough
-planks
-above
-his
-desk
-as
-they
-were
-lit
-by
-the
-bare
-hanging
-lightbulb
-he
-sipped
-his
-coffee
-again
-it
-was
-still
-too
-hot
-his
-woodworking
-shack
-was
-becoming
-full
-of
-wood
-that
-was
-not
-furniture
-he
-feared
-it
-would
-never
-become
-so
-he
-threw
-open
-the
-door
-to
-the
-snow
-and
-the
-ground
-below
-it
-he
-reached
-for
-his
-axe
-on
-the
-wall
-he
-reconsidered
-he
-took
-a
-few
-tentative
-steps
-onto
-the
-blankness
-on
-his
-own
-he
-wasn't
-cold
-not
-yet
-he
-walked
-into
-the
-forest
-the
-snow
-crunched
-under
-his
-feet
-and
-did
-not
-echo
@@ -1,635 +0,0 @@
-i
-need
-a
-plant
-i
-need
-a
-thing
-to
-take
-care
-of
-i
-need
-a
-little
-green
-brownspotted
-blackdirt
-growing
-quietness
-i
-need
-a
-sunlit
-dawn
-knowing
-my
-name
-filtered
-through
-a
-thin
-green
-window
-i
-need
-chlorophyll
-working
-its
-magic
-on
-beams
-of
-grassmade
-early
-morning
-dewdrop
-sweetmaking
-green
-i
-need
-the
-dark
-earth
-sucking
-water
-from
-a
-black
-crevice
-its
-black
-magic
-churning
-wormilled
-rockturned
-starblind
-darkness
-and
-cold
-into
-the
-opposite
-of
-dust
-i
-need
-the
-heat
-to
-blind
-me
-i
-need
-the
-dumb
-making
-to
-charge
-my
-coldened
-blood
-i
-need
-the
-dropturned
-leaves
-to
-turn
-again
-their
-faces
-to
-the
-windblown
-sun
-i
-need
-millions
-of
-tiny
-years
-summed
-up
-and
-burning
-out
-some
-unknown
-new
-growth
-into
-the
-air
-i
-need
-four
-hundred
-feet
-of
-dark
-red
-gnarled
-wood
-and
-needles
-glistening
-wetly
-on
-goldheaded
-branches
-hoisting
-themselves
-to
-the
-sky
-i
-need
-ten
-strong
-men
-to
-fail
-to
-bring
-you
-down
-old
-one
-i
-need
-the
-peace
-that
-comes
-with
-knowing
-something
-sacred
-holds
-still
-in
-the
-world
-i
-need
-your
-green
-tongues
-of
-flame
-to
-lick
-at
-old
-wounds
-stitching
-us
-together
-away
-from
-ourselves
-i
-need
-your
-brownbranching
-grasp
-to
-keep
-me
-from
-drifting
-off
-into
-unknowing
-terrible
-sleep
-i
-need
-to
-know
-the
-snake
-hanging
-from
-your
-branches
-i
-need
-to
-watch
-the
-dropping
-of
-flesh
-massful
-onto
-the
-ground
-from
-a
-height
-i
-need
-the
-gnawer
-at
-your
-root
-to
-strike
-a
-vein
-to
-quicken
-old
-brown
-stone
-to
-movement
-i
-need
-jeweleyed
-venom
-barking
-new
-greennesses
-into
-the
-bark
-i
-need
-a
-knocker
-of
-dark
-secrets
-hidden
-in
-the
-dark
-bark
-hiding
-a
-smallstone
-smoldering
-pearl
-in
-the
-knot
-i
-need
-that
-pearl
-held
-out
-in
-a
-hand
-like
-an
-offering
-i
-need
-the
-hand
-to
-be
-a
-plant's
-hand
-i
-need
-a
-plant
-i
-need
-a
-growing
-growler
-groaning
-toward
-heat
-and
-air
-i
-need
-a
-green
-thin
-stem
-surprisingly
-strong
-holding
-up
-the
-weight
-of
-a
-plain
-of
-fallow
-greennesses
-of
-creases
-and
-caresses
-of
-tiny
-worldmaking
-hardworking
-grandeur
-i
-need
-a
-singer
-of
-life
-crying
-forward
-into
-old
-roads
-covered
-over
-by
-dead
-trees
-i
-need
-the
-rasping
-of
-root
-in
-dirt
-i
-need
-the
-unfurling
-of
-fiddleheads
-to
-sing
-forth
-a
-new
-symphony
-i
-need
-fruits
-swelling
-large
-for
-the
-harvest
-i
-need
-yellow
-light
-shining
-through
-white
-bark
-i
-need
-juicecrush
-flowing
-waterlike
-through
-valleys
-percolating
-up
-through
-the
-ground
-i
-need
-springs
-bubbling
-sap
-into
-cabins
-of
-wood
-fought
-for
-by
-labor
-i
-need
-snow
-on
-the
-ground
-with
-shoots
-dotting
-the
-melting
-patches
-i
-need
-two
-leaves
-on
-a
-thin
-stalk
-shivering
-in
-moonlight
-i
-need
-robinsong
-warbling
-over
-the
-heads
-of
-small
-seeds
-sprouting
-to
-enliven
-their
-growth
-i
-need
-rings
-of
-woody
-material
-widening
-to
-push
-the
-ground
-out
-of
-their
-way
-i
-need
-new
-greennesses
-pushing
-out
-from
-the
-brown
-dark
-bark
-gnarled
-i
-need
-the
-robin
-to
-build
-its
-songfilled
-nest
-in
-a
-branchcrotch
-i
-need
-the
-fecundity
-of
-fungi
-on
-the
-branches
-i
-need
-quiet
-of
-the
-sunlight
-shooting
-through
-thousands
-of
-branched
-leaves
-quivering
-i
-need
-whisper
-at
-dawn
-i
-need
-burrows
-underground
-foxholes
-i
-need
-duff
-layers
-eaten
-through
-by
-worms
-i
-need
-brooks
-murmuring
-through
-crooks
-of
-roots
-i
-need
-small
-fish
-swimming
-in
-their
-schools
-at
-midnight
-i
-need
-oldnesses
-giving
-way
-to
-youngnesses
-giving
-way
-to
-oldnesses
-i
-need
-dapplegray
-yellowshot
-ashbark
-i
-need
-the
-crunch
-of
-dead
-leaves
-underfoot
-i
-need
-snowquiet
-deadbranch
-mourning
-i
-need
-those
-purple
-mountains
-majesty
-i
-need
-a
-walk
-between
-trees
-in
-the
-dark
-i
-need
-that
-moment
-when
-stopping
-to
-rest
-it
-suddenly
-seems
-that
-all
-the
-weary
-forestroads
-in
-all
-their
-meandering
-come
-to
-rest
-their
-heads
-at
-my
-astonished
-feet
-none
-of
-them
-needing
-more
-than
-me
@@ -1,343 +0,0 @@
-i'm
-writing
-this
-now
-because
-i
-have
-to
-not
-in
-some
-my
-soul
-yearns
-for
-this
-and
-i
-can't
-help
-it
-way
-but
-in
-the
-way
-that
-this
-moment
-is
-structured
-as
-such
-that
-it
-is
-crystallized
-this
-way
-me
-writing
-this
-and
-later
-you
-reading
-it
-now
-for
-you
-later
-for
-me
-and
-this
-tenuous
-connection
-mates
-me
-and
-you
-forever
-combined
-with
-each
-other
-two
-electrons
-momentarily
-entwined
-later
-when
-i'm
-dead
-or
-far
-too
-famous
-for
-you
-and
-you're
-in
-school
-reading
-my
-words
-because
-it
-is
-required
-reading
-i
-want
-you
-to
-remember
-this
-connection
-we've
-always
-had
-this
-spider's
-thread
-hanging
-between
-you
-and
-me
-which
-of
-us
-is
-the
-spider
-and
-which
-is
-the
-fly
-still
-remains
-to
-be
-seen
-to
-eat
-perchance
-to
-fly
-all
-of
-that
-and
-more
-we
-can
-settle
-all
-of
-this
-later
-yes
-it
-is
-you
-i'm
-thinking
-of
-in
-your
-later
-time
-you
-specifically
-not
-another
-this
-is
-true
-for
-all
-x
-such
-that
-x
-0
-and
-x
-is
-a
-real
-person
-though
-it
-doesn't
-bother
-me
-to
-write
-to
-a
-fictional
-figure
-or
-to
-a
-figment
-maybe
-of
-my
-imagination
-this
-is
-what
-you
-are
-right
-now
-anyway
-dear
-reader
-is
-it
-not
-i'm
-talking
-about
-my
-now
-of
-course
-not
-later
-which
-is
-your
-now
-later
-will
-be
-my
-now
-too
-and
-maybe
-i'm
-ultimately
-writing
-to
-a
-future
-part
-of
-this
-self
-you
-could
-very
-well
-be
-me
-in
-fact
-you
-probably
-are
-me
-some
-other
-version
-and
-i
-am
-you
-in
-the
-past
-or
-what
-you
-could've
-been
-and
-at
-the
-same
-time
-this
-isn't
-true
-everything
-is
-and
-nothing
-isn't
-the
-difference
-between
-you
-and
-me
-is
-in
-name
-only
-maybe
-you'll
-get
-this
-later
-when
-you're
-older
-when
-i'm
-older
-when
-all
-of
-this
-is
-something
-we'll
-look
-fondly
-back
-to
-because
-i
-do
-hope
-to
-meet
-you
-although
-much
-later
-and
-i
-hope
-your
-feeling
-is
-the
-same
-all
-this
-talk
-on
-me
-and
-you
-and
-you
-and
-me
-we'll
-keep
-between
-us
-two
@@ -1,45 +0,0 @@
-of
-course
-there
-is
-a
-god
-of
-course
-there
-is
-no
-god
-of
-course
-what's
-really
-important
-is
-that
-these
-aren't
-important
-no
-they
-are
-but
-not
-really
-important
-all
-that's
-important
-is
-the
-relative
-importance
-of
-non-important
-things
-shit
-never
-mind
-let's
-start
-over
@@ -1,490 +0,0 @@
-the
-problem
-with
-people
-is
-this
-we
-cannot
-be
-happy
-no
-matter
-how
-hard
-or
-easy
-we
-try
-it
-is
-not
-to
-be
-it
-seems
-sometimes
-that
-just
-as
-the
-dog
-was
-made
-for
-jumping
-in
-mud
-and
-sniffing
-out
-foxholes
-and
-having
-a
-good
-time
-all
-around
-man
-was
-made
-for
-sadness
-loneliness
-and
-heartache
-being
-the
-observant
-and
-judgmental
-people
-they
-are
-people
-have
-for
-a
-long
-time
-tried
-to
-figure
-out
-why
-they
-aren't
-happy
-some
-say
-it's
-because
-we're
-obviously
-doing
-something
-wrong
-some
-say
-it's
-because
-we
-think
-too
-much
-some
-insist
-that
-it's
-because
-other
-people
-have
-more
-stuff
-than
-we
-do
-these
-people
-don't
-have
-a
-clue
-any
-more
-than
-any
-of
-the
-rest
-of
-us
-at
-least
-i
-don't
-think
-they
-do
-and
-that's
-good
-enough
-for
-me
-1
-i
-think
-that
-the
-reason
-why
-people
-are
-unhappy
-and
-this
-is
-a
-personal
-opinion
-is
-that
-they
-realize
-on
-some
-level
-for
-some
-it's
-a
-pretty
-shallow
-level
-others
-it's
-way
-down
-there
-next
-to
-their
-love
-for
-women's
-stockings2
-that
-there
-is
-no
-background
-to
-put
-themselves
-against
-no
-big
-picture
-to
-get
-painted
-into
-this
-makes
-sense
-because
-on
-one
-level
-the
-level
-of
-everyday
-life
-the
-level
-of
-observation
-there
-is
-always
-a
-background
-look
-in
-a
-pair
-of
-binoculars
-sometime
-but
-on
-another
-level
-that
-of
-shit
-wait
-there
-are
-no
-other
-levels
-3
-what's
-more
-people
-try
-to
-explain
-how
-to
-get
-happy
-again
-although
-it's
-doubtful
-they
-were
-ever
-happy
-in
-the
-first
-place
-people
-are
-very
-good
-at
-fooling
-some
-say
-standing
-or
-sitting
-in
-a
-building
-with
-a
-lot
-of
-other
-unhappy
-people
-helps
-some
-say
-that
-you
-can't
-stop
-there
-you
-also
-need
-to
-sing
-with
-those
-other
-unhappy
-people
-about
-how
-unhappy
-you
-are
-and
-how
-you
-wish
-someone
-would
-come
-along
-and
-help
-you
-out
-i
-guess
-by
-giving
-you
-money
-or
-something
-i
-say
-all
-you
-really
-need
-to
-be
-happy
-is
-a
-good
-stiff
-drink
-4
-in
-any
-case
-people
-have
-for
-some
-reason
-or
-another
-and
-to
-some
-end
-or
-another
-always
-been
-unhappy
-and
-people
-have
-always
-tried
-to
-figure
-out
-ways
-to
-be
-less
-unhappy
-one
-of
-the
-most
-important
-things
-to
-people
-everywhere
-is
-called
-the
-pursuit
-of
-happiness
-i
-think
-that
-calling
-it
-a
-pursuit
-makes
-people
-feel
-more
-like
-dogs
-who
-are
-the
-most
-happy
-beings
-most
-people
-can
-think
-of
-by
-pursuing
-happiness
-they're
-like
-a
-dog
-pursuing
-a
-possum
-or
-a
-bone
-on
-a
-fishing
-rod
-two
-activities
-that
-sound
-like
-a
-lot
-of
-fun
-to
-most
-people
-i
-think
-most
-people
-wish
-they
-were
-dogs
-mankind
-it
-should
-be
-noted
-that
-he
-is
-an
-alcoholic
-and
-not
-in
-any
-shape
-to
-be
-an
-example
-to
-anyone
-here
-referenced
-yes
-this
-is
-just
-like
-super
-mario
-brothers
-you
-can
-skip
-right
-to
-the
-end
-go
-and
-face
-the
-final
-boss
-already
@@ -1,307 +0,0 @@
-nothing
-matters
-everything
-is
-sacred
-everything
-matters
-nothing
-is
-sacred
-1
-this
-is
-the
-only
-way
-we
-can
-move
-forward
-by
-moving
-sideways
-life
-is
-a
-great
-big
-rugby
-game
-and
-the
-entire
-field
-has
-to
-be
-run
-for
-a
-goal
-the
-fact
-that
-the
-beginning
-two
-verses
-of
-this
-chapter
-have
-the
-same
-number
-of
-characters
-proves
-that
-they
-are
-a
-tautological
-pair
-that
-is
-they
-complete
-each
-other
-sometimes
-life
-seems
-like
-a
-dog
-wagging
-its
-tail
-smiling
-up
-at
-you
-and
-wanting
-you
-to
-love
-it
-just
-wanting
-that
-simple
-simple
-love
-oblivious
-to
-the
-fact
-that
-it
-just
-ran
-through
-your
-immaculately
-groomed
-flower
-garden
-and
-tracked
-all
-the
-mud
-in
-onto
-your
-freshly
-steamed
-carpet
-life
-is
-not
-life
-in
-a
-suburb
-there
-are
-no
-rosebushes
-groomed
-never
-there
-is
-no
-carpet
-steamed
-at
-any
-time
-the
-dog
-looks
-at
-you
-wanting
-you
-to
-love
-it
-it
-wants
-to
-know
-that
-you
-know
-that
-it's
-there
-it
-wants
-to
-be
-observed
-2
-1
-thank
-you
-tom
-stoppard
-ha
-ha
-ho
-ho
-and
-hee
-hee
-are
-going
-to
-get
-more
-interesting
-because
-the
-dog
-wants
-what
-we
-thought
-was
-a
-bad
-thing
-right
-right
-didn't
-we
-go
-through
-that
-part
-about
-how
-observing
-made
-it
-impossible
-to
-really
-know
-anything
-and
-i
-had
-to
-start
-over
-because
-it's
-really
-hard
-to
-figure
-out
-what
-you're
-talking
-about
-when
-reality
-slips
-out
-of
-your
-hands
-like
-a
-fish
-but
-you're
-not
-a
-cat
-with
-claws
-so
-it
-just
-flops
-right
-outta
-your
-hand
-back
-into
-the
-lake
-by
-the
-way
-nirvana
-is
-thought
-to
-be
-what
-a
-drop
-of
-water
-feels
-upon
-flopping
-into
-a
-lake
-doesn't
-that
-seem
-important
-doesn't
-it
-seem
-like
-a
-fish
-and
-a
-drop
-of
-water
-here
-are
-connected
-it
-helps
-of
-course
-that
-the
-fish
-represents
-reality
-here
@@ -1,213 +0,0 @@
-when
-he
-finally
-got
-back
-to
-work
-he
-was
-surprised
-they
-threw
-him
-a
-party
-welcome
-back
-paul
-was
-written
-on
-a
-big
-banner
-across
-the
-back
-wall
-someone
-had
-ordered
-a
-confectioner's-sugar
-cake
-with
-frosting
-flowers
-on
-the
-corners
-it
-said
-the
-same
-thing
-as
-the
-banner
-welcome
-back
-paul
-said
-jill
-as
-he
-was
-at
-the
-punch
-bowl
-the
-cup
-was
-on
-the
-table
-as
-he
-ladled
-punch
-in
-with
-his
-right
-hand
-his
-left
-was
-wrapped
-in
-gauze
-let
-me
-help
-you
-with
-that
-said
-jill
-paul
-had
-a
-strange
-feeling
-this
-had
-happened
-before
-she
-took
-the
-ladle
-and
-their
-hands
-touched
-she
-picked
-the
-cup
-up
-in
-her
-right
-hand
-and
-used
-her
-left
-to
-lift
-the
-spoon
-you
-know
-she
-said
-we
-were
-worried
-about
-you
-when
-jerry
-heard
-about
-your
-hand
-he
-said
-there
-goes
-one
-of
-our
-best
-data
-entry
-men
-i
-still
-can't
-really
-move
-my
-left
-hand
-said
-paul
-that's
-alright
-you
-can
-take
-your
-time
-with
-the
-entry
-i'm
-sorry
-sorry
-for
-what
-she
-looked
-at
-his
-eyes
-he
-imagined
-her
-seeing
-fisheye
-versions
-of
-herself
-in
-them
-i
-don't
-know
-he
-said
-because
-it
-was
-true
-it's
-alright
-anyway
-she
-said
-and
-placed
-the
-full
-punch
-cup
-in
-his
-right
-hand
@@ -1,255 +0,0 @@
-okay
-so
-as
-we
-said
-in
-the
-prelude
-there
-either
-is
-or
-isn't
-a
-god
-this
-has
-been
-one
-of
-the
-main
-past
-times
-of
-humanity
-ever
-since
-since
-the
-first
-man
-or
-woman
-climbed
-out
-of
-whatever
-slime
-or
-swamp
-he
-thumbed
-his
-way
-out
-of
-what
-humanity
-has
-failed
-to
-realize
-is
-that
-an
-incredibly
-plausible
-third
-and
-heretofore
-unknown
-hypothesis
-also
-exists
-there
-is
-a
-dog
-in
-fact
-there
-are
-many
-dogs
-and
-not
-only
-that
-there
-are
-also
-many
-types
-of
-dogs
-these
-are
-called
-breeds
-and
-each
-breed
-was
-created
-by
-man
-in
-order
-to
-fulfill
-some
-use
-that
-man
-thought
-he
-needed
-some
-dogs
-are
-for
-chasing
-birds
-and
-some
-are
-for
-chasing
-badgers
-some
-are
-for
-laying
-in
-your
-lap
-and
-being
-petted
-all
-day
-some
-dogs
-don't
-seem
-to
-be
-really
-for
-anything
-besides
-being
-fucking
-stupid
-and
-chewing
-up
-your
-one-of-a-kind
-collectible
-individually-numbered
-king
-kong
-figurine
-from
-the
-peter
-jackson
-film
-but
-the
-important
-thing
-is
-and
-here
-we
-go
-with
-important
-things
-again
-all
-dogs
-have
-been
-bred
-by
-people
-for
-performing
-some
-certain
-function
-that
-we
-think
-is
-important
-note
-just
-because
-we
-think
-it's
-important
-doesn't
-mean
-it
-is
-important
-but
-it
-might
-as
-well
-be
-because
-what
-we
-as
-humans
-think
-is
-important
-is
-important
-but
-be
-careful
-just
-because
-something's
-important
-doesn't
-mean
-it
-means
-anything
-or
-that
-it
-actually
-makes
-anything
-happen
-even
-though
-just
-because
-something
-makes
-something
-else
-happen
-doesn't
-mean
-it's
-important
-shit
-let
-me
-start
-again
@@ -1,268 +0,0 @@
-
-do
-you
-have
-to
-say
-your
-thoughts
-out
-loud
-for
-them
-to
-mean
-anything
-paul
-asked
-jill
-on
-his
-first
-coffee
-break
-at
-work
-it
-was
-in
-the
-city
-and
-his
-mother
-told
-him
-she
-wouldn't
-drive
-him
-so
-he'd
-had
-to
-take
-the
-bus
-number
-3
-he
-thought
-it
-was
-he
-couldn't
-quite
-remember
-jill
-said
-sorry
-what
-paul
-realized
-that
-she
-hadn't
-really
-noticed
-him
-there
-in
-the
-break
-room
-as
-he
-was
-hunched
-behind
-the
-refrigerator
-a
-little
-and
-she
-was
-busy
-pouring
-coffee
-and
-exactly
-two
-tablespoons
-of
-both
-milk
-and
-sugar
-into
-her
-mug
-before
-she
-put
-the
-coffee
-in
-he
-decided
-to
-repeat
-the
-question
-how
-do
-you
-think
-he
-asked
-like
-everyone
-else
-i
-guess
-she
-said
-i
-have
-a
-thought
-and
-if
-it's
-important
-i
-write
-it
-down
-do
-you
-have
-to
-say
-them
-out
-loud
-for
-them
-to
-make
-sense
-are
-you
-asking
-if
-i
-talk
-to
-myself
-a
-pause
-i
-guess
-so
-he
-said
-looking
-down
-he
-had
-a
-feeling
-this
-was
-a
-bad
-thing
-sometimes
-she
-said
-and
-walked
-out
-of
-the
-break
-room
-she
-didn't
-understand
-the
-importance
-of
-his
-question
-she
-popped
-her
-head
-back
-in
-a
-moment
-later
-and
-his
-heart
-leaped
-in
-his
-chest
-how's
-your
-first
-day
-going
-so
-far
-she
-asked
-can
-you
-understand
-everything
-okay
-yes
-he
-said
-you
-were
-right
-it's
-pretty
-basic
-good
-she
-said
-paul
-yes
-do
-you
-have
-to
-say
-all
-of
-your
-thoughts
-out
-loud
-to
-remember
-them
-he
-shook
-his
-head
-only
-all
-of
-the
-time
-paul
-thought
-to
-himself
-but
-didn't
-speak
@@ -1,290 +0,0 @@
-sometimes
-i
-feel
-as
-though
-i
-am
-not
-a
-real
-writer
-i
-don't
-smoke
-i
-don't
-wake
-up
-early
-but
-i
-don't
-sleep
-all
-day
-either
-i
-find
-myself
-increasingly
-interested
-in
-dumb
-luck
-chance
-i've
-found
-two
-dimes
-in
-as
-many
-days
-does
-this
-mean
-i've
-found
-twenty
-lucky
-pennies
-i
-want
-you
-to
-participate
-you
-the
-reader
-you
-the
-probabilistic
-god
-of
-my
-dreams
-i've
-been
-having
-strange
-dreams
-lately
-i
-don't
-remember
-them
-but
-they
-leave
-impressions
-a
-bare
-foot
-a
-tunnel
-of
-hair
-from
-her
-face
-to
-mine
-a
-boat
-stranded
-in
-a
-living-room
-something
-warm
-something
-like
-the
-sun
-through
-my
-eyelids
-a
-hand
-with
-all
-its
-dead
-symbology
-my
-teeth
-have
-fallen
-out
-no
-you
-pulled
-them
-out
-with
-your
-hands
-threw
-them
-over
-your
-left
-shoulder
-like
-salt
-to
-wish
-away
-bad
-luck
-i
-have
-something
-to
-tell
-you
-bad
-luck
-follows
-like
-a
-dog
-it
-lets
-you
-get
-ahead
-for
-a
-few
-days
-a
-week
-a
-year
-you'll
-see
-it'll
-bite
-your
-sleeping
-face
-when
-you're
-not
-looking
-i've
-been
-dreaming
-about
-the
-future
-i
-know
-in
-my
-dream
-i
-am
-not
-a
-writer
-i
-live
-in
-a
-place
-with
-rain
-you
-are
-sunning
-yourself
-as
-you
-read
-this
-on
-a
-beach
-or
-maybe
-a
-desert
-let
-me
-move
-in
-with
-you
-i
-can
-cook
-or
-clean
-or
-take
-care
-of
-your
-dog
-while
-you're
-out
-i'll
-never
-have
-to
-write
-again
-i'll
-watch
-television
-do
-i
-want
-to
-become
-a
-writer
-tell
-me
-should
-i
-smoke
-i
-can
-sleep
-all
-day
-in
-your
-attic
-if
-you
-want
-become
-your
-god
-lose
-my
-own
-settle
-to
-the
-bottom
-of
-the
-bed
-like
-a
-boat
-in
-a
-river
-dream
-about
-nothing
-but
-furniture
@@ -1,203 +0,0 @@
-
-paul
-you
-can't
-turn
-in
-your
-reports
-on
-four-by-six
-notecards
-jill
-told
-him
-after
-he
-handed
-her
-his
-reports
-typed
-carefully
-on
-twelve
-four-by-six
-notecards
-he
-had
-spent
-the
-weekend
-going
-to
-the
-office
-supply
-store
-to
-buy
-notecards
-and
-typewriter
-ribbon
-he
-found
-it
-surprisingly
-easily
-after
-his
-first
-payday
-replacing
-the
-ribbon
-in
-his
-typewriter
-this
-took
-approximately
-half
-an
-hour
-because
-he
-had
-to
-figure
-it
-all
-out
-on
-his
-own
-opening
-the
-package
-of
-notecards
-this
-took
-approximately
-four
-seconds
-although
-he
-still
-had
-to
-figure
-out
-how
-to
-do
-it
-on
-his
-own
-it
-was
-just
-easier
-carefully
-typing
-the
-reports
-he'd
-handwritten
-on
-letter
-paper
-onto
-the
-notecards
-he
-made
-many
-mistakes
-and
-threw
-away
-many
-notecards
-though
-later
-he
-used
-them
-for
-kindling
-so
-understandably
-he
-was
-upset
-he
-told
-jill
-all
-the
-work
-he'd
-gone
-to
-to
-type
-those
-notecard
-reports
-for
-her
-for
-the
-company
-she
-shook
-her
-head
-paul
-you
-don't
-have
-to
-do
-all
-that
-work
-at
-home
-just
-type
-it
-up
-on
-the
-computers
-here
-that's
-all
-you
-need
-to
-do
-thanks
-for
-the
-work
-though
-he
-nodded
-as
-she
-threw
-the
-notecards
-into
-the
-trashcan
-and
-left
-his
-cubicle
@@ -1,232 +0,0 @@
-inside
-of
-my
-memory
-the
-poem
-is
-another
-memory
-the
-air
-up
-here
-is
-thin
-but
-the
-wind
-blows
-harder
-than
-anywhere
-else
-i
-know
-it
-threatens
-to
-rip
-my
-body
-away
-like
-an
-angel
-of
-death
-to
-the
-stars
-in
-arizona
-i
-thought
-i
-would
-forget
-the
-rain
-forget
-its
-sound
-on
-a
-roof
-like
-a
-hard
-wind
-forget
-its
-smell
-like
-a
-far
-away
-ocean
-luckily
-for
-me
-it
-rains
-here
-luckily
-because
-i
-forget
-too
-easily
-in
-a
-dream
-my
-father
-is
-caught
-by
-a
-riptide
-off-shore
-he's
-pulled
-far
-out
-far
-enough
-that
-the
-shoreline's
-a
-line
-in
-his
-memory
-on
-the
-horizon
-i
-can
-see
-him
-swimming
-hand
-over
-hand
-pulling
-his
-small
-weight
-back
-to
-land
-i
-see
-him
-as
-another
-shipwreck
-victim
-coughing
-sand
-and
-seawater
-beard
-woven
-with
-seaweed
-i
-see
-him
-laying
-there
-a
-long
-time
-i
-see
-all
-this
-as
-he
-tells
-me
-the
-story
-years
-later
-the
-riptide
-only
-a
-ghost
-in
-his
-memory
-i
-only
-a
-child
-falling
-asleep
-my
-mother's
-making
-mayonnaise
-rolls
-in
-the
-kitchen
-a
-recipe
-i'll
-send
-for
-years
-later
-in
-arizona
-in
-the
-monsoon
-season
-when
-my
-thirst
-pulls
-me
-back
-home
-my
-memory's
-lonesome
-twinkle
-like
-stars
-above
-the
-mountains
-i'll
-send
-for
-it
-and
-try
-to
-make
-them
-but
-in
-the
-thin
-air
-they'll
-crumble
-into
-dust
-like
-desert
-air
-like
-a
-memory
@@ -1,232 +0,0 @@
-when
-ronald
-mcdonald
-takes
-off
-his
-striped
-shirt
-his
-coveralls
-his
-painted
-face
-when
-he
-no
-longer
-looks
-like
-anyone
-or
-anything
-special
-sitting
-next
-to
-women
-in
-bars
-or
-standing
-in
-the
-aisle
-at
-the
-grocery
-is
-he
-no
-longer
-ronald
-is
-he
-no
-longer
-happy
-to
-kick
-a
-soccer
-ball
-around
-with
-the
-kids
-in
-the
-park
-is
-he
-suddenly
-unable
-to
-enjoy
-the
-french
-fries
-he
-gets
-for
-his
-fifty
-percent
-off
-i'd
-like
-to
-think
-that
-he
-takes
-ronald
-off
-like
-a
-shirt
-hangs
-him
-in
-a
-closet
-where
-he
-breathes
-darkly
-in
-the
-musk
-i'd
-like
-to
-believe
-that
-we
-are
-able
-to
-slough
-off
-selves
-like
-old
-skin
-and
-still
-retain
-some
-base
-self
-of
-course
-we
-all
-know
-this
-is
-not
-what
-happens
-the
-ronald
-leering
-at
-women
-drunkenly
-is
-the
-same
-who
-the
-next
-day
-kicks
-at
-a
-ball
-the
-size
-of
-a
-head
-he
-is
-the
-same
-that
-hugs
-his
-children
-at
-night
-who
-has
-sex
-with
-his
-wife
-on
-the
-weekends
-when
-they're
-not
-so
-tired
-to
-make
-it
-work
-who
-smiles
-holding
-a
-basket
-of
-fries
-in
-front
-of
-a
-field
-he
-cannot
-take
-off
-the
-facepaint
-or
-the
-yellow
-gloves
-they
-are
-stuck
-to
-him
-like
-so
-many
-feathers
-with
-the
-tar
-of
-his
-everyday
-associations
-his
-plight
-is
-that
-of
-everyone's
-we
-are
-what
-we
-do
-who
-we
-are
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-i
-lost
-my
-hands
-knit
-replacement
-ones
-from
-spiders
-threads
-stronger
-than
-steel
-but
-soft
-as
-lambs
-wool
-catching
-as
-they
-do
-on
-nails
-your
-collarbone
-you
-don't
-seem
-to
-like
-their
-rough
-warm
-presence
-on
-your
-cheek
-or
-thigh
-i've
-asked
-you
-if
-you
-minded
-you've
-said
-no
-your
-face
-a
-table
-laid
-with
-burnt
-meat
-bread
-so
-stale
-it
-could
-break
-a
-hand
-remember
-your
-senile
-mother's
-face
-above
-that
-table
-i'd
-say
-she
-got
-the
-meaning
-of
-that
-look
-you'd
-rather
-not
-be
-touched
-by
-these
-rough
-gloves
-the
-only
-way
-i
-have
-to
-knit
-a
-love
-against
-whatever
-winters
-we
-may
-enter
-like
-a
-silkworm
-in
-a
-spider's
-blackened
-maw
@@ -1,279 +0,0 @@
-he
-chopped
-down
-a
-sapling
-pine
-tree
-and
-looked
-at
-his
-watch
-from
-first
-chop
-to
-fall
-it
-had
-taken
-him
-eight
-minutes
-and
-something
-like
-twenty
-seconds
-maybe
-a
-little
-change
-he
-leaned
-against
-another
-tree
-and
-fished
-in
-his
-pocket
-for
-a
-cigarette
-he
-lifted
-it
-out
-of
-its
-box
-and
-fished
-in
-his
-other
-pocket
-for
-his
-lighter
-failing
-to
-find
-it
-he
-searched
-his
-other
-pockets
-he
-came
-to
-the
-realization
-that
-he
-had
-forgotten
-it
-in
-his
-shack
-in
-confusion
-over
-his
-true
-vocation
-he'd
-resorted
-to
-calling
-it
-simply
-the
-shack
-until
-he
-could
-figure
-it
-out
-he
-sighed
-and
-put
-his
-hands
-in
-his
-pockets
-i
-wonder
-if
-trees
-are
-protective
-of
-their
-young
-he
-said
-to
-himself
-then
-wondered
-if
-why
-he
-had
-to
-think
-his
-thoughts
-out
-loud
-then
-remembered
-he
-always
-did
-this
-then
-remembered
-his
-conversation
-with
-jill
-he
-hoped
-she
-didn't
-he
-hoped
-that
-conversation
-was
-like
-the
-tree
-that
-fell
-in
-the
-forest
-with
-no
-one
-around
-i
-wonder
-if
-a
-thought
-said
-out
-loud
-isn't
-heard
-by
-anyone
-if
-it
-was
-made
-i
-think
-maybe
-this
-is
-what
-literature
-big
-l
-is
-all
-about
-if
-it's
-trying
-to
-make
-a
-connection
-because
-no
-idea
-matters
-unless
-it's
-connected
-to
-something
-else
-or
-to
-someone
-else
-maybe
-no
-wood
-matters
-unless
-it's
-bound
-to
-another
-by
-upholstery
-nails
-if
-the
-devil
-is
-in
-the
-details
-as
-they
-say
-who
-are
-they
-anyway
-the
-details
-are
-the
-connections
-that
-doesn't
-make
-sense
-details
-are
-details
-connections
-are
-connections
-still
-a
-neuron
-by
-itself
-means
-nothing
-put
-them
-all
-together
-though
-and
-connect
-them
-you've
-got
-a
-brain
@@ -1,102 +0,0 @@
-on
-your
-desk
-i
-set
-a
-tangerine
-a
-relic
-of
-a
-winter
-quickly
-passing
-i'm
-reminded
-fiercely
-of
-a
-summer
-i
-watched
-the
-cemetery
-grass
-on
-my
-stomach
-you
-hate
-the
-wind
-blowing
-through
-buildings
-the
-coldness
-of
-fire
-blister
-of
-a
-mountain
-stream
-when
-you
-broke
-down
-that
-night
-your
-aunt
-/
-you
-never
-have
-been
-/
-you
-shook
-that
-night
-/
-seasonal
-affective
-disorder
-is
-real
-you
-mutter
-under
-your
-breath
-on
-the
-highway
-the
-ant
-carries
-an
-orange
-peel
-past
-a
-headstone
-it
-carries
-her
-nearly
-as
-often
-i
-set
-a
-tangerine
-on
-your
-desk
-an
-engagement
-ring
-winter-returned
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-i
-only
-write
-poems
-on
-the
-bus
-anymore
-i
-sit
-far
-in
-the
-back
-to
-be
-alone
-i
-mark
-black
-things
-on
-white
-things
-in
-a
-black
-thing
-i
-try
-to
-make
-sense
-of
-it
-every
-time
-i
-see
-a
-plastic
-bag
-in
-the
-wind
-i
-think
-this
-is
-the
-most
-beautiful
-thing
-i've
-ever
-seen
-most
-of
-my
-life
-i
-relate
-to
-something
-on
-the
-tv
-this
-is
-how
-i
-try
-to
-make
-sense
-of
-it
-the
-talking
-heads
-song
-stop
-making
-sense
-is
-about
-a
-girlfriend
-caught
-cheating
-and
-willed
-oblivion
-the
-song's
-real
-title
-is
-girlfriend
-is
-better
-but
-lying
-about
-it
-is
-a
-way
-i
-try
-to
-make
-sense
-of
-it
-the
-day
-after
-i
-lost
-her
-i
-found
-you
-again
-your
-face
-made
-a
-plastic
-bag
-of
-my
-heart
-your
-eyes
-were
-the
-wind
-pushing
-the
-bus
-forward
-i
-couldn't
-make
-sense
-of
-it
@@ -1,107 +0,0 @@
-the
-self
-is
-a
-serengeti
-a
-wide
-grassland
-with
-baobab
-trees
-reaching
-their
-roots
-deep
-into
-earth
-like
-a
-child
-into
-a
-clay
-pot
-a
-wind
-blows
-there
-or
-seems
-to
-blow
-if
-he
-holds
-it
-up
-to
-his
-ear
-the
-air
-shifts
-like
-stones
-in
-a
-stream
-uncovering
-a
-crawfish
-it
-finds
-another
-hiding
-place
-watching
-you
-its
-eyes
-are
-blacker
-than
-wind
-on
-the
-serengeti
-they
-are
-the
-eyes
-of
-a
-predator
-they
-are
-coming
-toward
-you
-or
-receding
-a
-storm
-cloud
-builds
-on
-the
-horizon
-are
-you
-running
-toward
-the
-rain
-or
-away
-from
-it
-do
-you
-stand
-still
-and
-crouch
-hoping
-for
-silence
@@ -1,149 +0,0 @@
-
-what
-do
-you
-do
-all
-day
-in
-that
-shed
-out
-back
-his
-mother
-asked
-one
-night
-while
-they
-ate
-dinner
-in
-front
-of
-the
-tv
-write
-he
-answered
-write
-what
-she
-asked
-in
-that
-way
-that
-means
-he'd
-better
-not
-say
-i
-don't
-know
-i
-don't
-know
-he
-said
-goddammit
-paul
-his
-mother
-said
-you're
-wasting
-your
-life
-out
-in
-that
-shed
-you
-need
-to
-go
-out
-and
-get
-i
-chop
-down
-trees
-too
-he
-said
-i
-make
-furniture
-out
-of
-them
-his
-mother's
-face
-did
-a
-hitchcock
-zoom
-as
-she
-considered
-this
-new
-information
-is
-it
-any
-good
-she
-asked
-eyes
-narrowed
-it's
-getting
-there
-he
-answered
-i'm
-getting
-better
-every
-day
-when
-is
-it
-going
-to
-be
-there
-she
-asked
-when
-are
-you
-going
-to
-sell
-this
-furniture
-of
-yours
-it'll
-be
-a
-while
-he
-answered
-then
-you'd
-better
-get
-a
-job
-until
-then
-she
-said
@@ -1,157 +0,0 @@
-he
-builds
-a
-ship
-as
-if
-it
-were
-the
-last
-thing
-holding
-him
-together
-as
-if
-when
-he
-stops
-his
-body
-will
-fall
-onto
-the
-plate-glass
-water
-and
-shatter
-into
-sand
-to
-keep
-his
-morale
-up
-he
-whistles
-and
-sings
-but
-the
-wind
-whistles
-louder
-and
-taunts
-him
-your
-ship
-will
-build
-itself
-if
-you
-throw
-yourself
-into
-the
-sea
-time
-has
-a
-way
-of
-growing
-your
-beard
-for
-you
-soon
-you'll
-find
-yourself
-on
-a
-rocking
-chair
-on
-some
-porch
-made
-from
-your
-ship's
-timbers
-the
-window
-behind
-you
-is
-made
-from
-a
-sail
-thick
-canvas
-and
-no
-one
-inside
-will
-hear
-your
-calling
-for
-milk
-or
-a
-chamberpot
-your
-children
-will
-have
-all
-sailed
-to
-the
-new
-world
-and
-left
-you
-but
-he
-tries
-not
-to
-listen
-continues
-to
-hammer
-nail
-after
-nail
-into
-timber
-after
-timber
-but
-the
-wind
-finally
-blows
-him
-into
-the
-growling
-ocean
-and
-the
-ship
-falls
-apart
-on
-its
-own
@@ -1,349 +0,0 @@
-if
-justin
-bieber
-isn't
-going
-for
-the
-sixteenth
-chapel
-i'm
-not
-either
-i
-admit
-he
-is
-my
-role
-model
-he's
-so
-current
-so
-fresh
-and
-so
-new
-and
-michelangelo
-is
-so
-old
-his
-art
-so
-dated
-where
-is
-the
-love
-in
-those
-old
-paintings
-all
-i
-see
-is
-creation
-judgment
-and
-death
-and
-i
-don't
-get
-the
-preoccupation
-with
-death
-i'm
-about
-life
-ever
-since
-my
-sixteenth
-birthday
-when
-me
-and
-my
-two
-sisters
-all
-nearly
-died
-when
-the
-car
-i
-was
-driving
-rolled
-into
-a
-creek
-even
-though
-i've
-forgotten
-the
-date
-i
-think
-it
-keeps
-me
-thinking
-on
-the
-new
-something
-biebs
-would
-be
-proud
-of
-if
-he
-knew
-i
-look
-at
-him
-and
-see
-the
-opposite
-of
-death
-in
-his
-eyes
-his
-youthful
-smile
-though
-someday
-he
-may
-be
-a
-father
-and
-later
-host
-a
-sweet
-sixteen
-for
-his
-daughter
-who
-i
-know
-he'll
-buy
-a
-rolls
-death
-will
-never
-find
-him
-living
-will
-be
-all
-he'll
-ever
-do
-because
-it
-will
-be
-all
-he'll
-ever
-need
-to
-do
-he
-is
-the
-eternal
-new
-the
-forever
-youth
-this
-is
-the
-simple
-role
-of
-every
-celebrity
-to
-let
-us
-forget
-death
-bieber
-didn't
-make
-a
-mistake
-on
-the
-sistine
-chapel's
-name
-he
-merely
-showed
-that
-someday
-all
-old
-names
-must
-go
-that
-on
-some
-day
-a
-name
-must
-die
-so
-that
-the
-thing
-which
-is
-all
-that
-matters
-can
-stay
-as
-it
-was
-in
-the
-sixteenth
-century
-fresh
-ostentatious
-and
-brand
-new
-in
-a
-way
-the
-name
-becomes
-a
-christ
-experiencing
-death
-so
-the
-world
-doesn't
-have
-to
-but
-i
-am
-wary
-of
-this
-role
-for
-a
-name
-it
-seems
-a
-name
-gives
-meaning
-rolls
-the
-general
-idea
-together
-with
-the
-concrete
-daily
-toil
-of
-the
-mundane
-are
-not
-life
-and
-death
-intertwined
-is
-not
-everything
-tied
-up
-all
-with
-everything
-i
-guess
-i'm
-saying
-the
-new
-necessarily
-comes
-from
-the
-old
-as
-every
-sixteen
-year-old
-has
-a
-parent
-life
-rolls
-to
-death
-and
-all
-is
-tied
-together
-each
-day
-is
-born
-of
-night
-and
-dies
-so
-new
-morning
-can
-occur
-even
-the
-sixteenth
-chapel
-holds
-death
@@ -1,234 +0,0 @@
-i
-don't
-care
-if
-they
-burn
-he
-wrote
-on
-his
-last
-blank
-notecard
-he'd
-have
-to
-go
-to
-the
-office
-supply
-store
-tomorrow
-after
-work
-he
-looked
-at
-what
-he'd
-written
-he'd
-been
-thinking
-about
-this
-for
-a
-while
-felt
-the
-frustration
-build
-slowly
-like
-a
-thundercloud
-in
-the
-back
-of
-his
-mind
-he
-thought
-he
-should
-write
-something
-else
-on
-the
-card
-but
-everything
-he
-thought
-of
-seemed
-too
-confessional
-or
-too
-real
-compromising
-he
-didn't
-want
-anyone
-not
-even
-the
-notecards
-to
-know
-what
-he
-was
-thinking
-he
-decided
-to
-try
-for
-more
-of
-an
-interview
-with
-the
-paper
-why
-asked
-the
-notecard
-because
-there
-is
-nothing
-important
-on
-any
-of
-them
-he
-wrote
-back
-what
-do
-you
-mean
-you
-have
-some
-good
-stuff
-in
-that
-top
-drawer
-there
-he
-looked
-in
-the
-top
-drawer
-it
-was
-stuffed
-full
-of
-notecards
-in
-no
-organization
-he
-could
-see
-bits
-and
-pieces
-of
-thoughts
-like
-leaves
-crunched
-underfoot
-in
-autumn
-it
-will
-take
-so
-much
-organization
-he
-wrote
-why
-is
-organization
-important
-remember
-the
-trees
-how
-they
-formed
-rows
-without
-trying
-no
-matter
-how
-the
-ideas
-fall
-they
-make
-something
-the
-snow
-does
-that
-too
-he
-wrote
-it
-doesn't
-try
-to
-make
-anything
-but
-it
-does
-no
-the
-snow
-is
-different
-the
-notecard
-was
-annoyed
-the
-snow
-is
-a
-blank
-canvas
-that
-humans
-build
-into
-shapes
-or
-doppelgangers
-it
-makes
-nothing
-on
-its
-own
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
-in
-mammals
-the
-ratio
-between
-bladder
-size
-and
-urethra
-is
-such
-that
-it
-takes
-all
-of
-them
-the
-same
-time
-to
-piss
-take
-for
-example
-the
-fact
-that
-fibonnacci
-numbers
-show
-up
-everywhere
-how
-can
-you
-look
-at
-this
-at
-all
-of
-this
-all
-of
-these
-facts
-and
-tell
-me
-to
-my
-face
-there
-is
-no
-god
-and
-yet
-there
-isn't
-you
-murmer
-quietly
-into
-my
-ear
-over
-and
-over
-like
-a
-low
-tide
-sounding
-its
-lonely
-waves
-on
-an
-abandoned
-beach
-the
-ocean
-that
-birthed
-us
-holds
-us
-still
-we
-are
-tied
-you
-and
-i
-together
-in
-her
-arms
-the
-moon
-caring
-father
-looks
-down
-from
-a
-dispassionate
-sky
@@ -1,116 +0,0 @@
-my
-body
-is
-attached
-to
-your
-body
-by
-a
-thin
-spittle
-of
-thought
-when
-you
-turn
-away
-from
-me
-my
-thought
-is
-broken
-and
-forms
-anew
-with
-something
-else
-ideas
-are
-drool
-beauty
-has
-been
-slobbered
-over
-far
-too
-long
-god
-is
-a
-tidal
-wave
-of
-bodily
-fluid
-even
-the
-flea
-has
-some
-vestigial
-wetness
-we
-live
-in
-a
-world
-fleshy
-and
-dark
-and
-moist
-as
-a
-nostril
-is
-conciousness
-only
-a
-watery-eyed
-romantic
-crying
-softly
-into
-his
-shirt-sleeve
-is
-not
-reason
-a
-square-jawed
-businessman
-with
-a
-briefcase
-full
-of
-memory
-i
-want
-to
-kiss
-the
-world
-to
-make
-it
-mine
-i
-want
-to
-become
-a
-judas
-to
-reality
-betray
-it
-with
-the
-wetness
-of
-emotion
@@ -1,127 +0,0 @@
-he
-is
-so
-full
-in
-himself
-how
-far
-down
-the
-branch
-to
-run
-how
-long
-to
-jump
-when
-to
-grab
-the
-air
-and
-catch
-in
-it
-and
-turn
-and
-land
-on
-branch
-so
-gracefully
-it's
-like
-dying
-alone
-and
-warm
-in
-a
-bed
-next
-to
-a
-summer
-window
-and
-the
-birds
-singing
-and
-on
-that
-branch
-there
-is
-the
-squirrel
-dancing
-among
-the
-branches
-and
-you
-think
-what
-if
-he
-fell
-but
-he
-won't
-because
-he's
-a
-squirrel
-and
-that's
-what
-they
-do
-dance
-and
-never
-fall
-it
-was
-erased
-long
-ago
-from
-the
-squirrel
-even
-the
-possibility
-of
-falling
-was
-erased
-from
-his
-being
-by
-the
-slow
-inexorable
-evolution
-of
-squirrels
-that
-is
-why
-all
-squirrels
-are
-so
-full
-in
-themselves
-full
-in
-who
-they
-are
@@ -1,238 +0,0 @@
-
-riding
-the
-bus
-to
-work
-is
-a
-good
-way
-to
-think
-or
-to
-read
-paul
-thought
-to
-himself
-on
-the
-bus
-ride
-to
-work
-his
-thoughts
-couldn't
-become
-real
-to
-him
-because
-he
-didn't
-want
-to
-look
-insane
-to
-everyone
-else
-on
-the
-bus
-his
-thoughts
-came
-to
-him
-like
-someone
-yelling
-over
-a
-hard
-wind
-he
-was
-trying
-to
-write
-them
-on
-his
-memory
-but
-the
-act
-of
-writing
-was
-easier
-and
-more
-immediate
-than
-that
-of
-listening
-he
-was
-afraid
-that
-when
-he
-looked
-at
-his
-memory
-later
-he
-wouldn't
-be
-able
-to
-read
-what
-was
-written
-thoughts
-are
-like
-the
-wind
-outside
-a
-moving
-bus
-he
-thought
-or
-rather
-the
-bus
-is
-a
-brain
-slamming
-into
-columns
-of
-stagnant
-air
-causing
-them
-to
-whistle
-past
-in
-a
-confusion
-of
-something
-he
-could
-barely
-hear
-the
-voice
-yelling
-to
-him
-over
-the
-wind
-speak
-up
-he
-thought
-to
-the
-voice
-then
-remembered
-it
-was
-his
-own
-he
-wished
-he'd
-remembered
-a
-book
-to
-read
-he
-looked
-at
-his
-hands
-to
-pass
-the
-time
-they
-were
-dry
-in
-the
-winter
-air
-that
-had
-seeped
-its
-way
-into
-the
-bus
-he
-tried
-to
-figure
-out
-how
-many
-hours
-they
-would
-make
-it
-before
-cracking
-and
-bleeding
-maybe
-three
-or
-four
-he
-thought
-accidentally
-out
-loud
-he
-looked
-around
-expecting
-stares
-from
-everyone
-on
-the
-seat
-he
-was
-surprised
-that
-he
-was
-the
-only
-one
-on
-the
-bus
@@ -1,469 +0,0 @@
-i
-eli
-eli
-can
-one
-truly
-describe
-an
-emotion
-eli
-asked
-me
-over
-the
-walkie-talkie
-he
-was
-in
-the
-bathroom
-had
-taken
-the
-walkie-talkie
-in
-with
-him
-absent-mindedly
-i
-could
-hear
-sounds
-of
-his
-piss
-hitting
-the
-toilet
-water
-i
-can
-hear
-you
-peeing
-i
-said
-he
-didn't
-answer
-so
-i
-said
-in
-apology
-it's
-okay
-humans
-are
-sexually
-dimorphic
-i
-was
-sitting
-on
-my
-blue
-baby
-blanket
-texting
-jon
-who
-was
-funny
-and
-amicable
-over
-the
-phone
-he
-made
-a
-three-message
-joke
-about
-greedy
-lawyers
-and
-i
-would
-have
-been
-laughing
-if
-not
-for
-my
-embarrassment
-toward
-eli
-he
-finally
-came
-out
-of
-the
-bathroom
-and
-kept
-his
-eyes
-straight
-ahead
-toward
-the
-wall
-calendar
-and
-not
-at
-me
-as
-he
-passed
-through
-the
-family
-room
-into
-his
-bedroom
-were
-he
-shut
-the
-door
-quietly
-presently
-i
-heard
-some
-muffled
-noise
-as
-he
-turned
-on
-his
-ipod
-i
-guessed
-he
-didn't
-feel
-like
-talking
-so
-i
-stayed
-on
-my
-blanket
-watching
-the
-price
-is
-right
-and
-texting
-jon
-drew
-carrey
-was
-doing
-his
-wrap-up
-speech
-on
-tv
-when
-eli
-finally
-came
-out
-of
-his
-room
-red
-puffy
-streaks
-covering
-his
-face
-his
-eyes
-and
-nose
-were
-red
-too
-which
-was
-almost
-festive
-against
-the
-pale
-green
-and
-white
-of
-the
-wallpaper
-i
-had
-been
-laughing
-at
-the
-goofy
-costumes
-on
-the
-price
-is
-right
-and
-the
-jokes
-jon
-was
-texting
-me
-but
-when
-eli
-came
-out
-of
-the
-room
-i
-stopped
-and
-just
-looked
-at
-him
-as
-well
-as
-i
-could
-he
-was
-staring
-at
-my
-right
-shoulder
-as
-he
-said
-go
-home
-now
-what
-i
-said
-go
-home
-now
-i
-don't
-want
-you
-here
-anymore
-because
-i
-just
-remembered
-i
-have
-someone
-coming
-over
-and
-i
-have
-to
-clean
-look
-eli
-i'm
-sorry
-it
-doesn't
-have
-anything
-to
-do
-with
-you
-i
-swear
-just
-go
-okay
-go
-home
-now
-i
-got
-up
-and
-tried
-to
-give
-him
-a
-hug
-but
-he
-withdrew
-from
-me
-sharply
-so
-i
-walked
-around
-the
-coffee
-table
-as
-he
-sat
-down
-not
-looking
-at
-me
-anymore
-and
-stared
-at
-the
-blank
-tv
-the
-blanket
-i
-had
-been
-sitting
-in
-was
-crumpled
-next
-to
-him
-like
-a
-dead
-bird
-i
-opened
-my
-mouth
-but
-thought
-better
-of
-talking
-and
-closed
-the
-door
-behind
-me
-slowly
-ii
-dimorphic
-dimorphic
-verse
-oranges
-poison
-a
-compromise
-between
-mary
-judas
-blue
-baby
-blankets
-swaddling
-greedy
-lawyers
-can
-one
-truly
-describe
-an
-emotion
-i
-cut
-my
-ankle
-with
-a
-razor
-blade
-i
-can
-only
-go
-one
-at
-a
-time
-humanity
-has
-a
-seething
-mass
-of
-eels
-for
-a
-brain
-mating
-in
-the
-water
-so
-forcefully
-that
-it
-could
-drown
-you
-under
-the
-moon
-iii
-declaration
-of
-poetry
-declaration-of-poetry
-you
-have
-to
-go
-one
-line
-at
-a
-time
-and
-you
-have
-to
-start
-on
-the
-first
-or
-second
-line
@@ -1,57 +0,0 @@
-it
-was
-a
-gamble
-i
-lost
-thought
-i
-could
-get
-closer
-than
-the
-library
-stayed
-on
-past
-the
-admin
-building
-back
-down
-the
-hill
-to
-my
-beginning
-the
-driver's
-second-to-last
-stop
-i
-have
-to
-walk
-now
-through
-the
-wind
-and
-sun
-past
-traffic
-moving
-merrily
-along
-taking
-their
-own
-gambles
-staying
-on
-or
-getting
-off
-too
-soon
@@ -1,218 +0,0 @@
-he
-walked
-into
-the
-woods
-for
-the
-first
-time
-in
-months
-it
-was
-a
-bright
-summer
-day
-but
-under
-the
-canopy
-of
-leaves
-it
-was
-cool
-and
-quiet
-and
-twilight
-there
-was
-no
-sound
-but
-his
-footsteps
-his
-breathing
-instead
-of
-an
-axe
-his
-right
-hand
-clutched
-his
-notebook
-his
-left
-was
-in
-his
-pocket
-a
-pencil
-perched
-behind
-his
-ear
-he
-walked
-aimlessly
-until
-coming
-over
-a
-short
-rise
-he
-saw
-a
-stump
-he
-recognized
-his
-handiwork
-in
-the
-way
-the
-stump
-made
-a
-kind
-of
-chair
-back
-flat
-until
-the
-axe
-had
-gone
-through
-far
-enough
-then
-a
-frayed
-edge
-like
-a
-torn
-page
-paul
-walked
-over
-to
-the
-stump
-and
-sat
-down
-he
-looked
-up
-and
-tried
-to
-find
-a
-pattern
-in
-the
-placement
-of
-the
-trees
-there
-was
-none
-they
-grew
-randomly
-beginning
-nowhere
-and
-ending
-in
-the
-same
-place
-a
-squirrel
-ran
-down
-one
-and
-up
-another
-for
-no
-reason
-he
-opened
-his
-notebook
-and
-took
-his
-pencil
-from
-his
-ear
-but
-could
-think
-of
-nothing
-to
-write
-a
-crow
-called
-hoarsely
-to
-another
-something
-important
-paul
-looked
-up
-but
-could
-not
-see
-the
-black
-bird
-in
-the
-leaves
-of
-the
-trees
-he
-looked
-back
-down
-to
-the
-cream-colored
-pages
-of
-his
-notebook
-he
-was
-surprised
-that
-he'd
-written
-you
-cannot
-discover
-art
@@ -1,153 +0,0 @@
-this
-poem
-is
-dry
-like
-chapped
-lips
-it
-is
-hard
-as
-teeth
-hear
-the
-tapping
-it
-is
-the
-swan
-song
-of
-beauty
-as
-all
-swan
-songs
-are
-reading
-it
-you
-are
-puzzled
-perhaps
-a
-little
-repulsed
-swans
-do
-not
-have
-teeth
-nor
-do
-they
-sing
-a
-honking
-over
-the
-cliff
-is
-all
-they
-can
-do
-and
-that
-they
-do
-badly
-you
-don't
-know
-where
-i'm
-going
-you
-want
-to
-tell
-me
-you
-are
-not
-you
-you
-are
-the
-air
-the
-swan
-walks
-on
-you
-are
-the
-fringe
-of
-the
-curtain
-that
-separates
-me
-from
-you
-i
-say
-that
-you
-are
-no
-longer
-the
-temple
-that
-you
-have
-been
-through
-fire
-and
-are
-now
-less
-than
-ash
-you
-are
-the
-subtraction
-of
-yourself
-from
-the
-world
-the
-air
-without
-a
-swan
-together
-we
-are
-each
-other
-you
-and
-i
-have
-both
-nothing
-and
-everything
-at
-once
-we
-own
-the
-world
-and
-nothing
-in
-it
@@ -1,112 +0,0 @@
-swans
-fly
-overhead
-singing
-goodbye
-to
-we
-walkers
-of
-the
-earth
-you
-point
-to
-them
-in
-formation
-you
-tell
-me
-you
-are
-not
-you
-you
-are
-the
-air
-the
-swans
-walk
-on
-as
-they
-journey
-like
-pilgrims
-to
-a
-temple
-in
-the
-south
-a
-curtain
-there
-separates
-me
-from
-you
-swans
-from
-the
-air
-they
-fly
-through
-i
-say
-that
-you
-are
-no
-longer
-the
-temple
-that
-you
-have
-been
-through
-fire
-and
-are
-now
-less
-than
-ash
-you
-are
-a
-mirror
-of
-me
-the
-air
-without
-a
-swan
-together
-we
-are
-each
-other
-you
-and
-i
-have
-both
-nothing
-and
-everything
-at
-once
-we
-own
-the
-world
-and
-nothing
-in
-it
@@ -1,238 +0,0 @@
-everything
-changes
-or
-everything
-stays
-the
-same
-first
-a
-history
-i
-was
-writing
-my
-thoughts
-in
-a
-book
-i
-got
-a
-typewriter
-and
-typing
-things
-in
-a
-book
-became
-impossible
-i
-began
-typing
-on
-4x6
-notecards
-i
-ran
-out
-of
-ribbon
-in
-my
-typewriter
-i
-wrote
-on
-the
-4x6
-notecards
-i
-bought
-a
-new
-ribbon
-and
-new
-notecards
-now
-again
-i
-am
-typing
-on
-notecards
-what
-have
-i
-been
-typing
-thoughts
-impressions
-maybe
-a
-log
-of
-changes
-to
-my
-mental
-state
-i
-waited
-long
-enough
-and
-i
-began
-recording
-them
-in
-the
-same
-way
-if
-i
-wait
-longer
-the
-ribbon
-will
-run
-out
-again
-and
-i'll
-write
-again
-on
-notecards
-or
-in
-my
-book
-the
-same
-thoughts
-in
-different
-bodies
-that's
-what
-it
-means
-every
-thing
-changes
-or
-everything
-stays
-the
-same
-it
-might
-as
-well
-be
-and
-local
-differences
-add
-up
-to
-global
-identities
-it's
-a
-hoop
-right
-and
-we
-keep
-going
-around
-and
-we
-think
-it's
-flat
-but
-it's
-round
-like
-the
-earth
-paul
-pushed
-his
-chair
-away
-from
-the
-writing
-desk
-and
-stared
-at
-the
-notecard
-he
-stood
-up
-knocked
-his
-head
-on
-the
-lightbulb
-swore
-he
-pulled
-the
-notecard
-from
-his
-typewriter
-and
-crumpled
-it
-up
-with
-his
-left
-hand
-with
-his
-right
-hand
-he
-reached
-in
-his
-pocket
-and
-pulled
-out
-his
-cigarettes
-he
-put
-one
-in
-his
-mouth
-threw
-the
-paper
-in
-the
-corner
-grabbed
-his
-axe
-went
-out
-into
-the
-woods
@@ -1,193 +0,0 @@
-
-4
-the
-look
-she
-gave
-me
-4
-half-hours
-in
-heaven
-are
-three
-times
-that
-in
-hell
-5
-not
-out
-of
-anger
-5
-pay
-the
-toll
-mister
-or
-nothing
-can
-get
-done
-6
-a
-desire
-to
-understand
-6
-misattributed
-7
-seven
-syllables
-amble
-7
-disassociated
-8
-to
-drink
-at
-the
-pond
-8
-advice
-from
-a
-cereal
-box
-9
-two
-fall
-in
-and
-drown
-9
-the
-challenges
-of
-a
-modern
-life
-10
-odd-numbered
-ponies
-10
-probability
-and
-the
-american
-dream
-11
-buck
-and
-whinny
-in
-the
-moonlight
-11
-two
-friends
-throw
-dice
-12
-to
-die
-tomorrow
-12
-fears
-of
-death
-13
-to
-be
-everywhere
-13
-the
-solipsist
-talks
-to
-god
-14
-all
-at
-one
-time
-my
-motto
-14
-a
-phone
-conversation
-following
-receipt
-of
-an
-ill-timed
-love
-letter
-15
-of
-a
-perfect
-world
-15
-woody
-allen
-at
-the
-horse
-races
-16
-this
-morning
-the
-sun
-16
-whether
-you
-say
-good
-morning
-or
-good
-night
-17
-wandering
-through
-the
-window
-17
-a
-traveler
-waiting
-on
-the
-mountain
-18
-alights
-on
-my
-shoulder
-18
-the
-impenetrable
-object
-falls
-in
-love
-1
-liquid
-messenger
-2
-after
-a
-gate
-closes
-dogs
-bark
-3
-finding
-old
-men
-at
-dusk
@@ -1,254 +0,0 @@
-apparently
-typewriters
-need
-ribbon
-apparently
-ribbon
-is
-incredibly
-hard
-to
-find
-anymore
-because
-no
-one
-uses
-typewriters
-apparently
-i
-am
-writing
-my
-hymns
-from
-now
-on
-so
-he
-was
-back
-to
-calling
-his
-notes
-hymns
-he
-looked
-up
-hymns
-in
-the
-dictionary
-it
-said
-that
-a
-hymn
-was
-an
-ode
-or
-song
-of
-praise
-or
-adoration
-praise
-or
-adoration
-to
-what
-he
-asked
-himself
-he
-thought
-maybe
-furniture
-there
-was
-still
-a
-lot
-of
-notfurniture
-in
-what
-he
-was
-again
-calling
-his
-writing
-shack
-the
-dictionary
-also
-had
-this
-to
-say
-about
-hymn
-that
-it
-was
-possibly
-related
-to
-the
-old
-greek
-word
-for
-weave
-weave
-what
-paul
-wondered
-to
-himself
-he
-wrote
-this
-down
-on
-a
-new
-notecard
-apparently
-hymn
-means
-weave
-somehow
-or
-it
-used
-to
-or
-its
-cousin
-did
-what
-is
-it
-weaving
-who
-is
-it
-weaving
-for
-i
-remember
-in
-school
-we
-talked
-about
-odysseus
-and
-his
-wife
-penelope
-who
-wove
-a
-tapestry
-every
-day
-just
-to
-take
-it
-apart
-at
-night
-i
-forget
-why
-maybe
-she
-wove
-the
-tapestry
-for
-odysseus
-maybe
-she
-wove
-it
-for
-herself
-what
-did
-she
-weave
-it
-of
-memory
-maybe
-or
-dream
-i
-think
-these
-words
-make
-a
-kind
-of
-tapestry
-or
-at
-least
-the
-thread
-it
-will
-be
-made
-of
-i
-will
-weave
-a
-hymn
-to
-the
-gods
-of
-literature
-out
-of
-fiction
-my
-furniture
-was
-a
-try
-at
-weaving
-but
-i
-am
-shit
-at
-furniture
-so
-writing
-it
-is
-again
-he
-wrote
-notes
-for
-a
-hymn
-at
-the
-top
-of
-this
-notecard
@@ -1,688 +0,0 @@
-it
-was
-one
-of
-those
-nameless
-gray
-buildings
-that
-could
-be
-seen
-from
-the
-street
-only
-if
-larry
-craned
-his
-neck
-to
-almost
-vertical
-he
-never
-had
-of
-course
-having
-heard
-when
-he
-first
-arrived
-in
-the
-city
-that
-only
-tourists
-unaccustomed
-to
-tall
-buildings
-did
-so
-he'd
-never
-thought
-about
-it
-until
-he'd
-heard
-the
-social
-injunction
-against
-such
-a
-thing
-it
-was
-now
-one
-of
-the
-things
-he
-thought
-about
-almost
-every
-day
-as
-he
-rode
-to
-and
-from
-work
-in
-gritty
-blue
-buses
-inside
-the
-building
-the
-constant
-sound
-of
-recirculating
-dry
-air
-made
-larry
-feel
-as
-though
-he
-were
-at
-some
-beach
-in
-hell
-listening
-to
-the
-ocean
-or
-more
-accurately
-at
-a
-gift
-shop
-in
-a
-landlocked
-state
-in
-hell
-listening
-to
-the
-ocean
-as
-represented
-by
-the
-sound
-a
-conch
-shell
-makes
-when
-he
-holds
-it
-up
-to
-his
-ear
-the
-buzz
-of
-the
-fluorescent
-bulbs
-overhead
-sounded
-like
-the
-hot
-sun
-bearing
-down
-all
-day
-in
-this
-metaphor
-a
-favorite
-of
-larry's
-his
-cubicle
-was
-made
-of
-that
-cheap
-grayish-blue
-plywood
-that
-cubicles
-are
-made
-of
-inside
-it
-his
-computer
-sat
-on
-his
-desk
-as
-larry
-liked
-to
-think
-an
-eagle
-perched
-on
-a
-mountainous
-crag
-much
-like
-the
-crag
-that
-was
-his
-desktop
-wallpaper
-the
-walls
-were
-unadorned
-except
-for
-a
-few
-tacked-up
-papers
-in
-report
-covers
-explaining
-his
-script
-when
-larry
-made
-a
-call
-to
-a
-potential
-customer
-it
-always
-went
-the
-same
-way
-hi
-mr/mrs
-customer's
-name
-my
-name
-is
-larry
-and
-i'm
-with
-client's
-name
-and
-was
-just
-wondering
-if
-i
-could
-have
-a
-minute
-of
-your
-time
-oh
-no
-sir
-i
-don't
-want
-whatever
-it
-is
-you're
-selling
-customer
-terminates
-call
-larry
-had
-only
-ever
-read
-the
-first
-line
-of
-the
-script
-on
-the
-wall
-sometimes
-he
-had
-an
-urge
-to
-read
-more
-of
-it
-to
-be
-ready
-when
-a
-customer
-expressed
-interest
-in
-whatever
-it
-was
-larry
-was
-selling
-but
-something
-in
-him
-he
-liked
-to
-think
-it
-was
-an
-actor's
-intuition
-that
-told
-him
-it
-was
-best
-to
-improvise
-though
-he
-worried
-it
-was
-the
-futility
-of
-it
-kept
-him
-from
-reading
-further
-into
-the
-script
-so
-when
-jane
-said
-sure
-i
-have
-nothing
-better
-to
-do
-he
-was
-thrown
-completely
-off
-guard
-um
-alright
-mrs
-mrs
-loring
-i
-was
-wondering
-it's
-ms
-not
-mrs
-em
-ess
-miz
-no
-r
-larry
-she
-sounded
-patient
-as
-if
-she
-were
-used
-to
-correcting
-people
-about
-the
-particulars
-of
-her
-title
-but
-how
-often
-can
-that
-happen
-larry
-thought
-and
-he
-was
-suddenly
-deeply
-confused
-oh
-sorry
-ma'am
-uh
-miz
-loring
-but
-i
-wanted
-to
-know
-whether
-you'd
-like
-to
-ah
-buy
-some
-larry
-put
-his
-head
-in
-his
-hand
-and
-started
-twirling
-his
-hair
-in
-his
-finger
-a
-nervous
-habit
-he'd
-had
-since
-childhood
-and
-closed
-his
-eyes
-tightly
-why
-don't
-you
-have
-anything
-better
-to
-do
-immediately
-he
-knew
-it
-was
-the
-wrong
-question
-even
-before
-the
-silence
-on
-the
-other
-end
-moved
-past
-impatience
-and
-into
-stunned
-larry
-had
-a
-mini-drama
-written
-and
-staged
-within
-his
-mind
-she
-would
-call
-customer
-service
-and
-complain
-loudly
-into
-the
-representative's
-ear
-the
-rep
-would
-send
-a
-memo
-to
-the
-head
-of
-telemarketing
-requesting
-disciplinary
-action
-and
-the
-head
-would
-delegate
-the
-action
-to
-larry's
-immediate
-supervisor
-david
-david
-would
-saunter
-over
-to
-larry's
-cubicle
-sometime
-within
-the
-next
-week
-depending
-on
-when
-he
-got
-the
-memo
-and
-when
-he
-felt
-like
-crossing
-fifty
-feet
-of
-office
-space
-and
-have
-one
-of
-what
-david
-liked
-to
-call
-chats
-but
-what
-larry
-knew
-were
-lectures
-after
-about
-half
-an
-hour
-of
-chatting
-david
-would
-give
-larry
-a
-warning
-and
-ask
-him
-to
-come
-in
-for
-overtime
-to
-make
-up
-for
-the
-discretion
-and
-walk
-back
-slowly
-to
-his
-office
-making
-small
-talk
-with
-the
-cubicled
-workers
-on
-the
-way
-the
-world
-suddenly
-felt
-too
-small
-for
-larry
-or
-he
-too
-big
-for
-it
-quietly
-with
-the
-same
-patience
-but
-with
-a
-bigger
-pain
-jane
-said
-my
-husband
-just
-left
-me
-and
-i
-thought
-you
-could
-take
-my
-mind
-off
-of
-him
-for
-just
-a
-minute
-and
-hung
-up
@@ -1,166 +0,0 @@
-my
-head
-is
-full
-of
-fire
-my
-tongue
-swollen
-pregnant
-with
-all
-the
-things
-i
-should've
-said
-but
-didn't
-last
-night
-we
-met
-each
-other
-in
-the
-dark
-remember
-you
-told
-me
-time
-was
-pregnant
-with
-all
-things
-i
-should've
-said
-something
-to
-draw
-you
-out
-from
-your
-place
-in
-the
-dark
-remember
-you
-told
-me
-time
-was
-only
-an
-illusion
-and
-memory
-was
-only
-something
-to
-draw
-you
-out
-from
-your
-place
-i
-out
-from
-mine
-that
-night
-i
-believed
-in
-you
-only
-illusion
-and
-memory
-were
-one
-lying
-down
-on
-your
-couch
-through
-the
-night
-you
-drew
-me
-out
-from
-mine
-that
-night
-i
-believed
-in
-you
-when
-you
-told
-me
-you
-loved
-me
-i
-lay
-down
-on
-your
-couch
-through
-the
-night
-you
-drew
-a
-picture
-of
-our
-future
-together
-when
-you
-told
-me
-you
-loved
-me
-i
-lied
-in
-the
-dark
-remember
-you
-told
-me
-time
-was
-a
-picture
-of
-our
-future
-together
-my
-head
-is
-full
-of
-fire
-my
-tongue
-swollen
@@ -1,136 +0,0 @@
-waiting
-for
-a
-reading
-to
-start
-when
-there's
-nobody
-coming
-anyway
-is
-like
-waiting
-for
-the
-tide
-to
-make
-some
-meaning
-of
-the
-beach
-the
-sea
-doesn't
-know
-or
-care
-what
-the
-beach
-even
-is
-let
-alone
-its
-cares
-or
-its
-troubles
-its
-little
-nagging
-under-the-skin
-annoyances
-that
-make
-the
-beach
-the
-beach
-sandworms
-for
-example
-or
-those
-crabs
-with
-big
-pincers
-on
-one
-side
-but
-not
-the
-other
-those
-really
-get
-the
-beach's
-gander
-up
-but
-the
-sea
-doesn't
-care
-the
-sea
-only
-wants
-to
-caress
-the
-beach
-with
-its
-soft
-arms
-to
-tell
-the
-beach
-how
-much
-it's
-loved
-by
-the
-sea
-that
-complex
-of
-water
-salt
-and
-the
-moon's
-gravity
-the
-mercury
-rising
-up
-and
-down
-slowly
-like
-a
-yawn
-the
-sea
-only
-cares
-about
-itself
-the
-beach
-lays
-there
-and
-takes
-it
@@ -1,156 +0,0 @@
-we
-found
-your
-shirt
-deep
-in
-the
-dark
-water
-caught
-on
-the
-clothesline
-of
-sleeping
-pills
-your
-head
-on
-the
-shore
-was
-streaming
-tears
-like
-sleeves
-or
-the
-coronas
-of
-saints
-saved
-from
-fire
-the
-burning
-bush
-began
-crying
-like
-a
-child
-who
-misses
-his
-mother
-traffic
-slammed
-shut
-like
-an
-eye
-god's
-mean
-left
-hook
-knocked
-us
-out
-and
-we
-began
-swimming
-bruises
-bloomed
-like
-algae
-on
-a
-lake
-your
-father
-beat
-your
-chest
-and
-screamed
-for
-someone
-to
-open
-a
-window
-the
-air
-stopped
-breathing
-fish
-clogged
-its
-gills
-birds
-sang
-too
-loudly
-trying
-to
-drown
-out
-your
-father's
-cries
-but
-all
-their
-sweetness
-was
-not
-enough
-no
-polite
-noises
-will
-be
-made
-anymore
-he
-told
-us
-clawing
-your
-breastbone
-he
-opened
-your
-heart
-to
-air
-again
-camels
-flowed
-from
-you
-both
-like
-water
-from
-the
-rock
-god
-spoke
-up
-but
-nobody
-listened
-to
-him
-we
-hung
-you
-up
-on
-the
-line
-to
-dry
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-i
-wish
-i'd
-kissed
-you
-when
-i
-had
-the
-chance
-your
-face
-hovering
-there
-so
-near
-to
-mine
-your
-mouth
-pursed
-what
-word
-was
-it
-you
-pronounced
-when
-i
-think
-about
-you
-something
-in
-my
-pants
-tightens
-and
-my
-thoughts
-run
-and
-i
-realize
-i
-should've
-kissed
-you
-when
-i
-had
-the
-chance
-i
-want
-that
-moment
-never
-to
-be
-past
-like
-keats's
-lovers
-on
-the
-grecian
-urn
-his
-mouth
-pursed
-her
-figure
-turned
-to
-pronounce
-her
-hips
-in
-ways
-that
-are
-not
-feminist
-but
-time
-strolls
-mildly
-on
-not
-glancing
-at
-my
-wish
-to
-kiss
-you
-when
-i
-had
-the
-chance
-whispered
-like
-a
-beggar
-to
-a
-prince
-outside
-his
-palace
-time
-looks
-up
-to
-the
-sky
-purses
-his
-lips
-and
-hears
-what
-i
-pronounce
-but
-pays
-it
-little
-mind
-if
-he
-would
-just
-turn
-back
-bend
-down
-and
-follow
-my
-design
-i
-would
-have
-kissed
-you
-when
-i
-had
-the
-chance
-as
-your
-mouth
-pursed
-and
-you
-pronounced
-goodbye
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-there
-are
-more
-modern
-ideals
-of
-beauty
-than
-yours
-young
-padowan
-jessica
-has
-some
-assets
-that
-i'll
-give
-you
-easily
-but
-in
-my
-women
-i
-prefer
-pizzazz
-i
-don't
-want
-to
-bring
-you
-down
-or
-make
-you
-think
-that
-your
-perfected
-woman
-isn't
-so
-it's
-just
-that
-like
-adam
-said
-2006
-has
-come
-and
-gone
-what
-did
-she
-do
-in
-that
-year
-anyway
-imdb
-has
-surprisingly
-none
-though
-in
-05
-she's
-in
-four
-titles
-sin
-city
-i've
-never
-seen
-although
-from
-many
-i've
-heard
-it's
-good
-but
-it's
-still
-irrelevant
-no
-matter
-how
-comely
-she
-lacks
-talent
@@ -1,142 +0,0 @@
-paul
-only
-did
-his
-reading
-on
-the
-toilet
-he
-read
-in
-a
-magazine
-that
-the
-universe
-as
-we
-know
-it
-is
-actually
-a
-hologram
-a
-three-dimensional
-projection
-of
-a
-lower
-two-dimensional
-realer
-reality
-the
-article
-said
-that
-this
-model
-explains
-things
-like
-quantum
-entanglement
-what
-it
-called
-spooky
-action
-at
-a
-distance
-after
-he
-finished
-he
-ran
-back
-out
-to
-his
-writing
-shack
-and
-hammered
-out
-a
-treatise
-on
-literature
-as
-spooky
-action
-his
-mind
-was
-reeling
-he
-typed
-out
-an
-entire
-notecard
-on
-the
-subject
-he
-stopped
-to
-catch
-his
-breath
-reading
-it
-over
-he
-realized
-he
-was
-completely
-wrong
-paper
-is
-made
-from
-trees
-he
-thought
-and
-so
-is
-furniture
-he
-had
-thought
-that
-art
-and
-craft
-were
-two
-separate
-enterprises
-but
-he
-realized
-in
-a
-flash
-that
-they
-were
-two
-sides
-of
-the
-same
-building
-were
-there
-other
-walls
@@ -1,247 +0,0 @@
-he
-couldn't
-find
-a
-shirt
-to
-go
-to
-work
-in
-they
-all
-had
-stains
-on
-them
-somewhere
-he
-pulled
-out
-a
-vest
-to
-put
-on
-over
-the
-stains
-but
-somehow
-all
-of
-them
-were
-still
-visible
-most
-of
-them
-were
-unidentifiable
-but
-one
-he
-thought
-could
-have
-come
-from
-that
-peach
-he
-ate
-two
-weeks
-before
-another
-looked
-like
-toothpaste
-but
-he
-was
-paranoid
-it
-was
-something
-else
-when
-he
-took
-the
-bus
-into
-work
-he
-couldn't
-relax
-he
-was
-paranoid
-everyone
-was
-staring
-at
-his
-stain
-and
-kept
-looking
-out
-the
-corners
-of
-his
-eyes
-to
-make
-sure
-they
-weren't
-they
-didn't
-seem
-to
-be
-but
-they
-could
-also
-be
-looking
-away
-just
-as
-he
-looked
-at
-them
-the
-observation
-paradox
-he
-muttered
-to
-himself
-jill
-was
-the
-only
-one
-to
-notice
-the
-stain
-at
-work
-she
-came
-around
-to
-his
-cubicle
-during
-a
-break
-because
-he
-dared
-not
-show
-his
-stain
-in
-the
-break
-room
-you
-have
-a
-stain
-on
-your
-shoulder
-she
-said
-it
-looks
-like
-toothpaste
-do
-i
-he
-feigned
-ignorance
-but
-went
-red
-at
-the
-same
-time
-i
-didn't
-see
-that
-there
-this
-morning
-how
-do
-you
-get
-toothpaste
-on
-your
-shoulder
-i
-don't
-know
-skills
-i
-guess
-he
-said
-and
-she
-grinned
-you
-know
-vinegar
-will
-take
-that
-out
-she
-said
-although
-i
-think
-i
-like
-it
-you
-should
-start
-a
-museum
-of
-shirt
-stains
-i
-don't
-have
-that
-many
-shirts
-with
-stains
-he
-said
-frowning
-yes
-you
-do
-she
-said
@@ -1,203 +0,0 @@
-treatise
-on
-literature
-as
-spooky
-action
-from
-a
-distance
-there
-is
-this
-thing
-called
-spooky
-action
-at
-a
-distance
-einstein
-mentioned
-it
-first
-i
-believe
-it
-is
-about
-how
-two
-electrons
-can
-act
-like
-they
-are
-right
-next
-to
-each
-other
-although
-they
-are
-very
-far
-away
-lightyears
-even
-for
-a
-long
-time
-this
-puzzled
-scientists
-until
-someone
-not
-einstein
-figured
-out
-that
-maybe
-the
-universe
-is
-a
-hologram
-or
-projection
-so
-what
-appears
-to
-be
-very
-far
-apart
-in
-the
-hologram
-might
-actually
-be
-very
-close
-in
-the
-substrate
-reality
-i
-want
-to
-talk
-about
-this
-effect
-in
-literature
-in
-literature
-the
-writer
-writes
-words
-on
-a
-substrate
-paper
-and
-later
-the
-reader
-reads
-the
-same
-words
-off
-the
-substrate
-although
-the
-writer
-and
-reader
-might
-be
-very
-far
-apart
-from
-each
-other
-in
-time
-and
-space
-they
-experience
-the
-same
-effect
-from
-reading
-the
-words
-even
-the
-writer
-reading
-his
-own
-words
-after
-he
-has
-written
-them
-becomes
-a
-reader
-and
-feels
-who
-he
-was
-at
-that
-time
-like
-a
-ghost
-problems
-maybe
-the
-substrate
-isn't
-paper
-it's
-what
-the
-writing
-is
-about
-where
-is
-the
-hologram
-are
-physics
-and
-literature
-comparable
-what
-if
-the
-universe
-isn't
-a
-hologram
-what
-then
@@ -1,201 +0,0 @@
-he
-dropped
-the
-penny
-in
-the
-dryer
-turned
-it
-on
-and
-turned
-around
-what
-he
-called
-upstairs
-pretending
-not
-to
-hear
-his
-mother's
-question
-over
-the
-noise
-of
-the
-dryer
-he
-had
-heard
-her
-ask
-could
-you
-bring
-up
-my
-underwear
-from
-the
-dryer
-but
-didn't
-want
-to
-touch
-her
-underwear
-any
-more
-than
-he
-had
-to
-i
-don't
-want
-to
-bring
-up
-your
-underwear
-he
-said
-to
-himself
-and
-walked
-back
-upstairs
-as
-his
-mother
-was
-calling
-down
-again
-for
-her
-underwear
-did
-you
-get
-them
-she
-asked
-when
-he
-opened
-the
-basement
-door
-to
-the
-kitchen
-she
-was
-sitting
-at
-the
-table
-playing
-dominoes
-get
-what
-he
-asked
-she
-peered
-at
-him
-and
-said
-my
-underwear
-oh
-i
-didn't
-see
-them
-he
-answered
-he
-reflexively
-opened
-the
-refrigerator
-reflexively
-bent
-down
-reflexively
-tried
-to
-feign
-non-disappointment
-appointment
-he
-thought
-at
-seeing
-the
-same
-disappointing
-empty
-pickle
-jar
-old
-head
-of
-lettuce
-crusty
-mayonnaise
-he'd
-seen
-already
-on
-the
-way
-down
-to
-switch
-his
-laundry
-over
-paul
-she
-said
-in
-that
-way
-that
-means
-look
-at
-me
-paul
-looked
-at
-her
-you
-had
-to
-get
-them
-out
-of
-the
-dryer
-to
-put
-your
-clothes
-in
-where
-did
-you
-put
-them
@@ -1,100 +0,0 @@
-i
-can
-walk
-through
-the
-rain
-that
-rare
-occurrence
-and
-never
-be
-hit
-by
-a
-drop
-there
-is
-a
-space
-around
-me
-that
-refuses
-to
-be
-penetrated
-by
-weather
-of
-any
-kind
-be
-it
-rain
-or
-snow
-or
-sunshine
-is
-it
-cold
-i
-hear
-you
-asking
-in
-your
-voice
-soft
-as
-a
-breeze
-no
-it
-is
-not
-particularly
-cold
-if
-i
-were
-to
-describe
-it
-as
-warm
-i
-would
-be
-lying
-as
-well
-if
-i
-were
-to
-pretend
-i
-heard
-you
-far-off
-mirage
-breeze
-on
-the
-horizon
-no
-truth
-would
-ever
-be
-said
-to
-have
-come
-from
-my
-frozen
-lips
@@ -1,216 +0,0 @@
-he
-didn't
-go
-back
-into
-the
-shed
-for
-a
-long
-time
-his
-hatchet
-was
-in
-there
-and
-his
-axe
-he
-didn't
-want
-to
-face
-them
-his
-papers
-he
-decided
-could
-wait
-in
-the
-top
-drawer
-for
-a
-while
-before
-being
-looked
-at
-again
-the
-pain
-medication
-made
-him
-loopy
-he
-couldn't
-think
-as
-well
-as
-he
-was
-used
-to
-which
-wasn't
-well
-to
-begin
-with
-even
-saying
-his
-thoughts
-out
-loud
-it
-was
-as
-though
-they
-were
-on
-the
-tv
-in
-the
-next
-room
-someone
-was
-cheering
-they
-had
-just
-won
-a
-car
-his
-mother
-came
-in
-with
-lunch
-on
-a
-tray
-it
-was
-hot
-tomato
-soup
-and
-a
-grilled
-cheese
-sandwich
-what
-have
-you
-been
-doing
-all
-day
-she
-asked
-you
-haven't
-just
-been
-staring
-at
-the
-wall
-have
-you
-he
-had
-been
-staring
-at
-the
-wall
-most
-of
-the
-day
-the
-wall
-without
-the
-window
-on
-it
-with
-the
-woodgrain
-wallpaper
-no
-he
-said
-what
-have
-you
-been
-doing
-then
-she
-asked
-setting
-the
-tray
-down
-on
-his
-lap
-he
-sat
-up
-and
-almost
-upset
-it
-but
-she
-caught
-it
-before
-it
-spilled
-anything
-composing
-in
-my
-head
-he
-lied
-a
-novel
-of
-my
-experience
-do
-you
-really
-think
-anyone
-will
-want
-to
-read
-about
-you
-she
-asked
-and
-walked
-out
-of
-the
-room
@@ -1,162 +0,0 @@
-i
-saw
-two
-eskimo
-girls
-playing
-a
-game
-blowing
-on
-each
-other's
-vocal
-chords
-to
-make
-music
-on
-the
-tundra
-i
-thought
-about
-how
-once
-we
-played
-the
-same
-game
-and
-the
-sounds
-blowing
-over
-the
-chords
-of
-our
-throats
-was
-the
-same
-as
-a
-wind
-over
-frozen
-prairie
-we
-are
-the
-eskimo
-girls
-who
-played
-the
-game
-that
-night
-to
-keep
-ourselves
-warm
-i
-run
-my
-hands
-over
-my
-daughter's
-voicebox
-as
-she
-hums
-a
-song
-about
-a
-seal
-and
-about
-killing
-the
-seal
-and
-about
-skinning
-it
-and
-rendering
-the
-blubber
-into
-clear
-oil
-to
-light
-lamps
-i
-remember
-you
-are
-my
-lamp
-she
-remembers
-you
-although
-you
-left
-before
-she
-arrived
-i
-can
-never
-tell
-her
-about
-you
-i
-will
-never
-be
-able
-to
-express
-that
-taste
-of
-your
-oil
-as
-we
-pushed
-our
-throats
-together
-i
-will
-never
-be
-able
-to
-say
-how
-we
-share
-this
-blemish
-like
-conjoined
-twins
-i
-will
-fail
-you
-always
-to
-remember
-you
@@ -1,725 +0,0 @@
-there
-is
-a
-cave
-just
-outside
-of
-flagstaff
-made
-from
-ancient
-lava
-flows
-we
-went
-inside
-it
-to
-where
-the
-darkness
-was
-a
-presence
-it
-walked
-with
-us
-like
-a
-christ
-our
-footsteps
-fell
-dead
-on
-its
-walls
-we
-learned
-what
-space
-felt
-like
-and
-drowning
-and
-being
-crushed
-and
-going
-blind
-and
-deaf
-we
-made
-up
-words
-to
-push
-the
-feeling
-away
-to
-goad
-it
-like
-mockingbirds
-fighting
-hawks
-we
-called
-it
-creepy
-to
-its
-face
-it
-stared
-back
-dispassionate
-in
-a
-bathroom
-i
-know
-there
-is
-a
-low
-thrumming
-that
-comes
-from
-the
-air
-ducts
-in
-the
-ceiling
-it
-comforts
-me
-in
-the
-same
-way
-the
-smell
-of
-toilet-water
-calms
-my
-stomach
-it
-is
-a
-sound
-so
-close
-to
-quiet
-so
-close
-to
-the
-porcelain
-whiteness
-of
-the
-toilet
-it
-pushes
-all
-other
-noise
-away
-it
-is
-deafening
-quiet
-in
-its
-most
-real
-form
-its
-most
-realizable
-form
-the
-eggs
-on
-the
-floor
-broken
-not
-the
-eggs
-in
-their
-journey
-to
-the
-floor
-or
-from
-the
-farm
-or
-from
-the
-hen
-on
-the
-farm
-in
-the
-cage
-glowing
-under
-fluorescent
-lights
-its
-neighbors
-pressed
-to
-its
-body
-rotten-smelling
-grotesque
-not
-the
-fateful
-meeting
-with
-the
-floor
-not
-the
-long
-wait
-in
-darkness
-for
-the
-fluorescent
-dawn
-cacophonous
-with
-pain
-and
-smell
-none
-of
-this
-the
-sunlight
-on
-the
-kitchen
-tile
-the
-refrigerator
-softly
-humming
-the
-eggs
-on
-the
-floor
-the
-yolks
-glistening
-i
-compose
-with
-music
-best
-under
-its
-meaninglessness
-i
-am
-able
-to
-hear
-the
-silence
-a
-different
-meaninglessness
-a
-somehow-deeper
-meaninglessness
-the
-inverse
-of
-repeating
-a
-word
-until
-it
-is
-only
-sound
-i
-can
-hear
-the
-taboo
-the
-never-spoken
-unacknowledged
-i
-write
-to
-drown
-its
-sound
-with
-the
-scratching
-of
-my
-pen
-silence
-lies
-underneath
-us
-all
-in
-the
-same
-way
-the
-nile
-has
-a
-river
-underneath
-ten
-times
-as
-large
-though
-this
-is
-an
-urban
-legend
-apparently
-i
-threw
-a
-party
-in
-my
-dream
-and
-went
-to
-the
-bathroom
-down
-a
-long
-dark
-hallway
-i
-began
-to
-leave
-and
-noticed
-the
-bathtub
-full
-of
-stuffed
-animals
-in
-a
-heap
-i
-examined
-them
-each
-in
-turn
-an
-elephant
-a
-tiger
-each
-backgrounded
-by
-white
-tile
-a
-warthog
-sat
-at
-the
-top
-of
-the
-heap
-it
-caught
-my
-eye
-i
-stared
-it
-slowly
-winked
-sneering
-i
-reached
-out
-my
-finger
-and
-poked
-it
-like
-the
-pillsbury
-doughboy
-it
-responded
-in
-kind
-chuckling
-i
-woke
-with
-a
-start
-terrified
-it
-had
-made
-no
-sound
-there
-are
-at
-least
-two
-kinds
-of
-silence
-in
-the
-same
-way
-that
-there
-are
-at
-least
-two
-kinds
-of
-sadness
-there
-is
-the
-silence
-of
-after
-the
-staring
-open-mouthed
-silence
-the
-what-do-we-do-now
-silence
-there
-is
-the
-silence
-of
-before
-the
-still
-before
-rainfall
-the
-just-woken-up
-there
-is
-now
-i'm
-thinking
-about
-it
-the
-silence
-of
-between
-the
-waiting
-room
-after
-the
-heart
-attack
-after
-the
-phone
-call
-after
-the
-hurried
-drive
-the
-fast
-walking
-down
-hospital
-hallways
-the
-finding
-the
-room
-my
-family
-their
-faces
-the
-silence
-of
-after
-the
-tv
-quietly
-playing
-maurie
-the
-silence
-underneath
-that
-the
-waiting
-room
-before
-the
-doctor
-comes
-in
-tells
-us
-what
-happened
-the
-chances
-before
-my
-parents
-drive
-down
-their
-three
-long
-hours
-in
-the
-car
-before
-we
-become
-the
-hospital
-people
-for
-five
-days
-camped-out
-loud
-cackling
-crying
-doing
-crosswords
-watching
-her
-die
-the
-silence
-of
-wondering
-whether
-we
-could've
-known
-each
-other
-better
-the
-silence
-of
-the
-long
-trip
-we
-prefer
-to
-believe
-she's
-gone
-on
-which
-is
-really
-the
-silence
-of
-her
-absence
-the
-eggs
-on
-the
-floor
-broken
-in
-other
-dreams
-all
-i've
-watched
-all
-of
-my
-family
-dying
-my
-father
-i
-remember
-best
-he
-was
-on
-the
-wicker
-rocking
-chair
-on
-the
-porch
-staring
-at
-the
-back
-yard
-the
-evergreen
-trees
-in
-a
-magic
-triangle
-their
-branches
-intertwined
-we
-were
-all
-on
-the
-porch
-and
-i
-heard
-like
-a
-far-away
-bell
-the
-moment
-of
-his
-death
-i
-woke
-up
-crying
-my
-throat
-closed
-with
-grief
-leaving
-after
-the
-goodbye
-at
-the
-hotel
-realizing
-i
-won't
-be
-home
-until
-christmas
-that
-i'm
-on
-my
-own
-long
-trip
-someone
-on
-the
-radio
-station
-i'm
-listening
-to
-in
-the
-car
-screws
-up
-transferring
-tapes
-broadcasts
-dead
-air
-the
-silence
-yawns
-like
-a
-chasm
-lasting
-for
-years
-the
-wind
-picks
-me
-up
-and
-carries
-me
-away
-i
-see
-everything
-from
-a
-great
-height
-i
-see
-the
-future
-i'm
-waiting
@@ -1,131 +0,0 @@
-your
-casserole
-dish
-takes
-the
-longest
-it
-has
-some
-baked-in
-crust
-from
-when
-you
-cooked
-chicken
-last
-night
-washing
-it
-allows
-me
-to
-think
-about
-this
-poem's
-title
-and
-the
-first
-few
-lines
-now
-that
-i've
-written
-them
-down
-i've
-forgotten
-the
-rest
-while
-scraping
-at
-something
-with
-my
-finger
-nail
-i
-catch
-myself
-wondering
-again
-whether
-you'll
-thank
-me
-for
-washing
-your
-dishes
-i
-realize
-that
-this
-would
-defeat
-the
-point
-of
-my
-gesture
-that
-this
-has
-destroyed
-all
-good
-thoughts
-i've
-had
-about
-saying
-i'm
-sorry
-this
-this
-is
-the
-reason
-why
-i
-am
-always
-apologizing
-because
-i
-never
-mean
-it
-because
-there
-is
-always
-in
-some
-attic
-a
-thought
-roaming
-that
-says
-insists
-i've
-done
-nothing
-wrong
-and
-i
-deserve
-all
-i
-can
-take
-and
-more
-than
-that
@@ -1,242 +0,0 @@
-hymn
-386
-jokes
-tell
-us
-a
-joke
-everyone
-asks
-of
-the
-clown
-he
-sits
-on
-a
-log
-and
-begins
-to
-think
-everyone
-waits
-gap-mouthed
-in
-anticipation
-a
-slight
-breeze
-ruffles
-the
-clown's
-coat
-his
-pompom
-buttons
-his
-bright
-red
-hair
-his
-nose
-becomes
-redder
-in
-the
-cold
-hours
-pass
-all
-but
-the
-most
-dedicated
-of
-joke
-listeners
-leave
-him
-to
-rot
-for
-all
-they
-may
-care
-the
-clown
-opens
-his
-mouth
-to
-speak
-but
-no
-words
-come
-out
-a
-tear
-falls
-down
-his
-cheek
-and
-another
-he
-begins
-to
-sob
-the
-last
-joke
-listener
-comes
-over
-to
-comfort
-him
-she
-puts
-a
-hand
-on
-his
-shoulder
-he
-looks
-up
-at
-her
-red
-face
-red
-nose
-white
-lips
-and
-says
-thank
-you
-he
-vanishes
-from
-the
-clearing
-the
-last
-joke
-listener
-sits
-on
-the
-log
-and
-looks
-up
-at
-the
-sky
-the
-moon
-is
-full
-the
-world
-creaks
-on
-its
-axis
-paul
-looked
-up
-to
-the
-space
-on
-the
-wall
-where
-a
-window
-should
-be
-the
-shadow
-of
-his
-face
-wavered
-in
-the
-candle
-light
-he
-looked
-back
-down
-at
-the
-card
-he'd
-been
-writing
-on
-he
-read
-the
-card
-he
-crossed
-out
-the
-for
-all
-they
-may
-care
-in
-the
-first
-paragraph
-and
-thank
-you
-from
-the
-second
-one
-what
-could
-he
-say
-he
-thought
-to
-himself
-what
-could
-he
-possibly
-say
-to
-her
-he
-went
-outside
-to
-clear
-his
-head
-with
-a
-cigarette
-he
-took
-his
-axe
-with
-him
-this
-time
@@ -1,821 +0,0 @@
-somewhere
-i
-remember
-reading
-advice
-for
-beginning
-writers
-not
-to
-show
-their
-work
-to
-anyone
-at
-least
-that
-in
-the
-early
-stages
-the
-author
-argued
-that
-it
-took
-all
-of
-the
-power
-out
-of
-the
-idea
-like
-a
-pressure-release
-valve
-before
-any
-of
-that
-creative
-power
-got
-to
-be
-applied
-to
-the
-page
-it
-made
-me
-think
-of
-meditation
-at
-legunitas
-when
-hass
-writes
-that
-each
-particular
-erases
-/
-the
-luminous
-clarity
-of
-a
-general
-idea
-as
-a
-self-confessed
-general
-idea
-person
-i
-identify
-with
-the
-remark
-it
-does
-seem
-as
-though
-no
-matter
-how
-lofty
-the
-idea
-i
-originally
-have
-for
-a
-poem
-once
-i
-sit
-down
-to
-write
-the
-thing
-i
-quickly
-get
-bogged
-down
-in
-the
-details
-the
-particulars
-i
-guess
-the
-writer
-of
-that
-lost
-article
-must
-work
-the
-same
-way
-leading
-to
-their
-advice
-if
-the
-luminous
-clarity
-of
-a
-general
-idea
-is
-so
-fragile
-that
-just
-beginning
-to
-write
-it
-down
-ruins
-it
-somehow
-telling
-people
-about
-it
-is
-even
-worse
-but
-back
-to
-that
-robert
-hass
-poem
-while
-he
-does
-say
-that
-thing
-about
-the
-luminous
-clarity
-of
-a
-general
-idea
-and
-he
-adds
-to
-it
-that
-a
-word
-is
-elegy
-to
-what
-it
-signifies
-his
-tone
-is
-lightly
-chiding
-this
-philosophy
-he
-opens
-his
-poem
-with
-all
-the
-new
-thinking
-is
-about
-loss
-/
-in
-this
-it
-resembles
-all
-the
-old
-thinking
-which
-to
-my
-mind
-lampoons
-both
-the
-new
-and
-the
-old
-thinking
-for
-not
-having
-anything
-new
-ultimately
-to
-say
-he
-attributes
-these
-thoughts
-to
-a
-friend
-whose
-voice
-carried
-a
-thin
-wire
-of
-grief
-a
-tone
-/
-almost
-querulous
-about
-that
-loss
-of
-luminous
-clarity
-the
-speaker
-of
-hass's
-poem
-remembers
-a
-woman
-he
-made
-love
-to
-once
-and
-this
-image
-takes
-over
-the
-poem
-in
-all
-its
-specificity
-from
-her
-small
-shoulders
-to
-his
-childhood
-river
-/
-with
-its
-island
-willows
-to
-the
-way
-her
-hands
-dismantled
-bread
-even
-in
-disproving
-his
-friend's
-remarks
-through
-his
-imagery
-the
-speaker
-of
-meditation
-at
-legunitas
-admits
-that
-it
-hardly
-had
-to
-do
-with
-her
-and
-here
-is
-the
-heart
-of
-what
-hass
-is
-saying
-about
-poetry
-a
-poem
-hardly
-has
-to
-do
-with
-what
-it's
-written
-about
-on
-the
-surface
-level
-as
-richard
-hugo
-says
-it
-in
-a
-famous
-essay
-a
-poem
-has
-a
-triggering
-subject
-and
-it
-has
-a
-real
-or
-generated
-subject
-which
-for
-hugo
-in
-meditation
-at
-legunitas
-is
-something
-about
-the
-way
-that
-not
-only
-general
-ideas
-but
-particulars
-such
-as
-the
-body
-or
-hands
-or
-the
-thing
-her
-father
-said
-that
-hurt
-her
-which
-is
-such
-a
-beautiful
-generality
-that
-is
-somehow
-also
-a
-particular
-truth
-are
-luminous
-to
-poetry
-and
-to
-life-as-lived
-the
-philosophers
-can
-say
-what
-they
-want
-but
-we
-experience
-the
-world
-bodily
-and
-particularly
-to
-ourselves
-there's
-still
-a
-problem
-with
-language
-however
-to
-which
-hass
-speaks
-by
-the
-end
-of
-his
-poem
-with
-those
-repetitions
-of
-blackberry
-blackberry
-blackberry
-in
-that
-as
-jack
-gilbert
-says
-in
-his
-poem
-the
-forgotten
-dialect
-of
-the
-heart
-how
-astonishing
-it
-is
-that
-language
-can
-almost
-mean
-/
-but
-frightening
-that
-it
-does
-not
-quite
-there
-is
-still
-that
-irritable
-reaching
-after
-fact
-reason
-that
-language
-as
-communication
-requires
-i
-think
-keats
-would
-agree
-that
-he
-wrote
-about
-a
-near-unattainable
-ideal
-in
-his
-letter
-that
-only
-shakespeare
-and
-maybe
-coleridge
-and
-a
-few
-others
-could
-achieve
-this
-negative
-capability
-gilbert
-furthers
-keats
-in
-asserting
-that
-no
-matter
-what
-we
-write
-the
-words
-/
-get
-it
-wrong
-that
-utterance
-is
-itself
-that
-irritable
-reaching
-in
-gilbert's
-poem
-though
-he
-does
-reach
-after
-something
-in
-the
-second
-half
-of
-the
-poem
-he
-begins
-to
-imagine
-what
-the
-mysterious
-sumerian
-tablets
-could
-be
-as
-poetry
-instead
-of
-just
-business
-records
-my
-joy
-is
-the
-same
-as
-twelve
-ethiopian
-goats
-standing
-in
-the
-morning
-light
-o
-lord
-thou
-art
-slabs
-of
-salt
-and
-ingots
-of
-copper
-as
-grand
-as
-ripe
-barley
-under
-the
-wind's
-labor
-her
-breasts
-are
-six
-white
-oxen
-loaded
-with
-bolts
-of
-long-fibered
-egyptian
-cotton
-my
-love
-is
-a
-hundred
-pitchers
-of
-honey
-shiploads
-of
-thuya
-are
-what
-my
-body
-wants
-to
-say
-to
-your
-body
-giraffes
-are
-this
-desire
-in
-the
-dark
-this
-is
-my
-favorite
-part
-of
-the
-poem
-and
-i
-think
-it's
-because
-gilbert
-like
-hass
-reaches
-for
-the
-specific
-in
-the
-general
-he
-brings
-huge
-ideas
-like
-the
-lord
-or
-love
-or
-joy
-into
-the
-specific
-images
-of
-salt
-copper
-or
-honey
-or
-like
-he
-says
-at
-the
-end
-of
-his
-poem
-what
-we
-feel
-most
-has
-/
-no
-name
-but
-amber
-archers
-cinnamon
-horses
-and
-birds
-this
-ultimately
-is
-what
-keats
-was
-getting
-at
-and
-hugo
-too
-that
-the
-real
-subject
-of
-any
-poetry
-is
-not
-capturable
-in
-the
-words
-of
-the
-poem
-but
-that
-rather
-a
-poem
-speaks
-around
-its
-subject
-to
-be
-honest
-all
-art
-may
-do
-this
-what
-sets
-a
-poem
-apart
-is
-its
-honesty
-about
-that
-fact
@@ -1,470 +0,0 @@
-
-how
-astonishing
-it
-is
-that
-language
-can
-almost
-mean
-/
-and
-frightening
-that
-it
-does
-not
-quite
-jack
-gilbert
-opens
-his
-poem
-the
-forgotten
-dialect
-of
-the
-heart
-in
-a
-similar
-vein
-hass's
-meditation
-at
-legunitas
-states
-a
-word
-is
-elegy
-to
-what
-it
-signifies
-these
-poems
-get
-to
-the
-heart
-of
-language
-and
-express
-the
-old
-duality
-of
-thought
-by
-giving
-a
-word
-to
-an
-entity
-it
-is
-both
-tethered
-and
-made
-meaningful
-words
-are
-the
-inevitable
-byproduct
-of
-an
-analytic
-mind
-humans
-are
-constantly
-classifying
-and
-reclassifying
-ideas
-objects
-animals
-people
-into
-ten
-thousand
-arbitrary
-categories
-a
-favorite
-saying
-of
-mine
-is
-that
-everything
-is
-everything
-a
-tautology
-that
-i
-like
-because
-it
-gets
-to
-the
-core
-of
-the
-human
-linguistic
-machine
-and
-because
-every
-time
-i
-say
-it
-people
-think
-i'm
-being
-disingenuous
-but
-what
-i
-mean
-by
-everything
-is
-everything
-is
-that
-there
-is
-a
-continuity
-to
-existence
-that
-works
-beyond
-or
-rather
-underneath
-our
-capacity
-to
-understand
-it
-through
-language
-language
-by
-definition
-compartmentalizes
-reality
-sets
-this
-bit
-apart
-from
-that
-bit
-sets
-up
-boundaries
-as
-to
-what
-is
-and
-is
-not
-a
-stone
-a
-leaf
-a
-door
-most
-of
-the
-time
-i
-think
-of
-language
-as
-limiting
-as
-defining
-a
-thing
-as
-the
-inverse
-of
-everything
-is
-not
-in
-this
-way
-everything
-is
-everything
-becomes
-everything
-is
-nothing
-which
-is
-another
-thing
-i
-like
-to
-say
-and
-something
-that
-pisses
-people
-off
-to
-me
-infinity
-and
-zero
-are
-the
-same
-two
-ways
-of
-looking
-at
-the
-same
-point
-on
-the
-circle
-of
-numbers
-of
-the
-universe
-whatever
-maybe
-it's
-because
-i
-wear
-an
-analogue
-watch
-and
-so
-my
-view
-of
-time
-is
-cyclical
-or
-maybe
-it's
-some
-brain
-trauma
-i
-had
-in
-vitro
-but
-whatever
-it
-is
-that's
-how
-i
-see
-the
-world
-because
-i'm
-working
-against
-the
-limitations
-that
-language
-sets
-upon
-us
-i
-think
-that's
-the
-role
-of
-the
-poet
-or
-of
-any
-artist
-to
-take
-the
-over-expansive
-experience
-of
-existing
-and
-to
-boil
-it
-down
-boil
-and
-boil
-away
-until
-there
-is
-the
-ultimate
-concentrate
-at
-the
-center
-that
-is
-what
-the
-poem
-talks
-around
-at
-etc
-but
-never
-of
-because
-it
-is
-ultimately
-made
-of
-language
-and
-cannot
-get
-to
-it
-a
-poem
-is
-getting
-as
-close
-as
-possible
-to
-the
-speed
-of
-light
-to
-absolute
-zero
-to
-god
-while
-knowing
-that
-it
-can't
-get
-all
-the
-way
-there
-and
-never
-will
-a
-poem
-is
-doing
-this
-and
-coming
-back
-and
-showing
-what
-happened
-as
-it
-happened
-exegesis
-is
-hard
-because
-a
-really
-good
-poem
-will
-be
-just
-that
-it
-will
-be
-the
-most
-basic
-and
-best
-way
-to
-say
-what
-it's
-saying
-so
-attempts
-to
-say
-the
-same
-thing
-differently
-will
-fail
-a
-poem
-is
-a
-kernel
-of
-existence
-it
-is
-a
-description
-of
-the
-kernel
-it
-is
@@ -1,145 +0,0 @@
-the
-radio
-is
-screaming
-the
-man
-on
-the
-radio
-will
-not
-be
-quiet
-he
-is
-pushed
-far
-into
-the
-background
-while
-some
-npr
-talkers
-murmur
-over
-his
-screaming
-he
-lost
-something
-very
-important
-he
-says
-it
-over
-and
-over
-but
-they
-do
-not
-listen
-they
-think
-of
-their
-children
-at
-home
-lying
-in
-bed
-dreaming
-sweet
-childhood
-one
-of
-them
-is
-staying
-over
-at
-a
-friend's
-house
-they
-are
-staying
-up
-late
-they
-never
-want
-it
-to
-be
-over
-not
-like
-the
-man
-his
-life
-on
-the
-radio
-will
-be
-the
-only
-one
-he
-ever
-has
-his
-life
-it
-is
-wasted
-he's
-being
-spoken
-over
-such
-pain
-is
-in
-his
-voice
-i
-wish
-you
-could
-hear
-it
-it's
-something
-never
-over
-suffering
-everywhere
-always
-and
-over
-it
-the
-same
-serene
-murmur
-of
-the
-comfortable
-distracted
-or
-worse
-looking
-over
-the
-shoulder
-and
-quietly
-looking
-away
@@ -1,168 +0,0 @@
-he
-sat
-down
-at
-his
-writing
-desk
-and
-removed
-his
-new
-pen
-from
-its
-plastic
-wrapping
-he
-remembered
-how
-to
-fill
-it
-from
-the
-view
-from
-saturday
-which
-he'd
-read
-as
-a
-kid
-it
-had
-been
-one
-of
-his
-favorite
-books
-he
-remembered
-the
-heart
-puzzle
-they
-completed
-the
-origin
-of
-the
-word
-posh
-and
-most
-of
-all
-his
-fourth-grade
-teacher
-ms
-mrs
-he
-could
-never
-remember
-samovar
-he
-smiled
-as
-he
-opened
-the
-lid
-on
-the
-ink
-well
-he'd
-just
-bought
-he
-dipped
-his
-pen
-in
-the
-inkwell
-screwed
-the
-converter
-piston
-up
-and
-watched
-as
-nothing
-entered
-the
-chamber
-he
-screwed
-it
-back
-down
-and
-up
-again
-while
-dipping
-the
-nib
-more
-deeply
-into
-the
-ink
-well
-he
-watched
-as
-again
-nothing
-filled
-the
-capsule
-he
-screwed
-it
-down
-a
-third
-time
-his
-thumb
-knocked
-the
-inkwell
-over
-somehow
-by
-accident
-as
-he
-swore
-stood
-up
-and
-away
-from
-the
-table
-and
-went
-into
-the
-house
-proper
-for
-paper
-towels
-he
-resolved
-to
-buy
-a
-typewriter
@@ -1,249 +0,0 @@
-while
-chopping
-a
-tree
-in
-the
-woods
-with
-his
-hatchet
-a
-christmas
-gift
-from
-his
-mother
-a
-bird
-he'd
-never
-heard
-before
-cried
-out
-he
-jerked
-his
-head
-up
-and
-to
-the
-right
-as
-the
-hatchet
-fell
-down
-and
-to
-the
-left
-it
-cut
-deep
-into
-the
-back
-of
-his
-left
-hand
-a
-low
-thud
-didn't
-echo
-in
-the
-forest
-because
-all
-the
-needles
-and
-snow
-absorbed
-sound
-well
-the
-sound
-when
-he
-got
-back
-to
-the
-house
-his
-hand
-wrapped
-in
-the
-end
-of
-his
-shirt
-he
-still
-felt
-no
-pain
-he
-called
-for
-his
-mother
-and
-found
-her
-watching
-tv
-in
-the
-main
-room
-he
-stayed
-in
-the
-kitchen
-not
-wanting
-to
-get
-blood
-on
-the
-carpet
-she
-turned
-around
-cigarette
-dangling
-from
-her
-open
-mouth
-said
-oh
-god
-what
-happened
-she
-drove
-him
-to
-the
-hospital
-in
-the
-car
-the
-radio
-stayed
-off
-the
-entire
-way
-paul
-wanted
-to
-turn
-it
-on
-but
-he
-didn't
-want
-the
-desire
-not
-to
-annoy
-his
-mother
-was
-stronger
-they
-drove
-in
-silence
-at
-the
-hospital
-after
-the
-x-rays
-and
-stitching
-and
-pain
-medication
-prescription
-the
-doctor
-said
-you
-got
-lucky
-son
-if
-that
-axe
-had
-hit
-a
-half-inch
-lower
-you'd
-have
-lost
-your
-hand
-you
-won't
-get
-full
-mobility
-back
-because
-we
-had
-to
-tie
-the
-tendons
-but
-with
-therapy
-you
-should
-be
-able
-to
-work
-it
-pretty
-well
-on
-the
-drive
-back
-home
-all
-he
-could
-think
-was
-that
-he
-was
-glad
-he
-didn't
-hit
-his
-writing
-hand
@@ -1,271 +0,0 @@
-he
-would
-enter
-data
-at
-work
-for
-fifty
-minutes
-and
-then
-go
-on
-break
-he
-would
-walk
-down
-the
-hallway
-to
-the
-breakroom
-which
-had
-a
-white
-refrigerator
-a
-black
-microwave
-on
-a
-brown
-plyboard
-cart
-stocked
-with
-powdered
-creamer
-sugar
-and
-swizzle
-sticks
-a
-dark
-red
-coffee
-maker
-and
-yellow
-paint
-on
-the
-wall
-he'd
-remember
-that
-somewhere
-he'd
-read
-an
-article
-about
-yellow
-walls
-being
-calming
-they
-use
-yellow
-in
-asylums
-he'd
-say
-to
-himself
-he
-would
-sit
-down
-at
-the
-round
-table
-covered
-in
-newspapers
-that
-took
-up
-the
-half
-of
-the
-room
-not
-occupied
-by
-the
-refrigerator
-microwave
-or
-counter
-with
-coffee
-pot
-and
-sink
-he
-didn't
-drink
-coffee
-but
-he
-would
-think
-about
-starting
-he
-would
-shuffle
-the
-newspapers
-around
-on
-the
-table
-and
-see
-they
-were
-all
-the
-same
-ones
-as
-an
-hour
-ago
-or
-technically
-fifty
-minutes
-ago
-he
-would
-say
-to
-himself
-sometimes
-jill
-would
-come
-in
-for
-a
-cup
-of
-coffee
-she
-would
-always
-check
-that
-her
-lunch
-which
-she
-brought
-each
-morning
-in
-a
-tupperware
-container
-with
-a
-blue
-lid
-with
-her
-name
-written
-on
-it
-in
-black
-sharpie
-was
-still
-there
-once
-he
-asked
-her
-why
-she
-checked
-why
-do
-you
-always
-check
-if
-your
-lunch
-is
-in
-the
-fridge
-he
-asked
-i
-don't
-she
-said
-oh
-i
-thought
-you
-did
-i
-don't
-think
-so
-why
-do
-you
-check
-at
-all
-once
-it
-was
-stolen
-out
-of
-the
-fridge
-and
-returned
-empty
-before
-i
-had
-a
-chance
-to
-eat
-my
-lunch
-she
-said
-so
-you
-make
-sure
-it
-won't
-happen
-again
-no
-i'm
-waiting
-for
-the
-day
-that
-it
-does
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
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