Tuesday, January 27, 2009

     .they happened in egypt


without it she cannot darkness entraps He ran away briskly
into the briskly night briskly, but briskly without a fear
of the river. without it she cannot darkness lies awake at
night wondering 'who really egypt?' but CIA covers it up.
without it she cannot darkness insipid flowers scorpions
sting insipid flowers bite crudely; marking their territory
boorishly. without it she cannot darkness tries to remember
the dream wasn't there just a dream? tries to remember the
dream cannot darkness remember the dream too much light.
without it she cannot darkness attempts to recall on the edge
of recall edge of cliff edge of disaster edge of sword edge
of Trying to recall he squinted trying to recall the darkness
about egypt trying to recall. without it she cannot darkness.
"Did I tell you about Egypt?" He tried to remember, but
the light hurt his eyes; he had trouble focusing. He sipped
his coffee but did not laugh.
"Did I tell you about Egypt?"

Thursday, January 22, 2009

                                 ...and also russia


denigrated memories
all that remain









(and also russia).

Wednesday, January 21, 2009

she said so                    [overtly]


it is not a hat
certainly not.

does it match umbrella?
certainly not.

makes one punctual;
certainly not.

denigrating my good name!
certainly not.

quite so, not a hat
certainly not.

but one must dream.
certainly .

dog ate it (in spite):
nightcap.

banal nightcap.

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

f/           she signifies aperture


as the opening
allowing light
refracted lens
abscond within
a paragon film
cooly captured


if only there were
a camera which may
capture the sights
inside inert brain


sleep not captured
photographically
wet emulsion
holds no
form