the density at Alpha is: absolute, tightly bound,, ready for work mullions matte-black & metal; a mantle stacked in books THE CONSTITUTION OF HEAVEN AND HELL : A GROUP EXHIBIT a space by def is open: even enclosed,open within :w/in its bounds, ever open optative case: syntactic space for the mulling of options, the mulling of multiverse options [ w e ca nn ot lo ca te it s fu m ar ol e so ur ce ; w e ca nn ot b ar ga in f or suns hi ne ] asked for a bad poem, I came alive Later in circle, laughed w/ whomever :they did cringe, cough when it was mine AN END OF ALL THINGS w / o u t a k e V e r s e T vs m a y th e re b e to w e a ve c us to m b ro a d c a st s, co nt in uo us f lip s th ro ug h t he c o un tle ss c o sm ic c ha nn e lv e rs e Seven thousand paper planes, opened, chained in f loral leis th e s p e ll o f d a ys a p o ly -l in g ua l r io t ru nn in g t o p -o fp a g e playlet shapes on cotton blinds drawn all around two spare voices, contro picking soft on a suspended chord, I hear ; roughcut-close of roaming mitts, flesh soft-lit to the suicidal strummings of Elliot Smith 'I a m D yl a n a n d t h e D ea d ' s h e s a id ' 'N o One to Konono' 'writing the air, far, [i'm] far from hand or wall' 'ca n 't g et IN th is F U C K in g d r es s / w a it t o g et it O FF ' >>IS PLEASED with my rendition, eyes me w/ skeptical interest >>FROM UNDER SHAWL, a dozen or so tar-chews pulls, dulled and ancient teeth of disinterment >>ON OPENBOOK PALMS, warm from her person, hard as beads, a couple of broken I' ll o ft en i nh al e, ge t br ie f wi nd o f de at h, wo nd er i f it 's me o r th e vi ci ni ty balcony's puny, unusable due to : t h e p r o b le m M o s q ui to who rise in swarms, blanket a l l view, thru the jamb-gaps stream by their own mean volition or condo's vacuum FORG ET TI N G S O M ET H IN G ... ..[ sa id th ru te xt , th en ] Z E N D EA TH P O E M you&yourEcstasis affectless& used haikus delETE, delETE :: COPies, ALL:::: delete unUSED pa tr ic k ha s m or e de ta ils re : a p ar ty 's a dd re ss . be ca us e on e ne ve r ge ts it h e re m ai ns a p os si bl e sa ty r: co m ra de s ar ch et yp es , p ar ad is e a bs tr ac t the tonic resolves that made mum cry turn this Patrick livid :beloved, berated, paid in scraps :subject Anon. of theses at OISE m y pr et ty p im ps o f St . G en et m ay e ve ry w ay wa rd p as s o f o ur s a pe rf ec t u rb an m om en t m ak e, r ip pl es o n th e se a -g la ss la y [ to the passing vac uum of the sidewalk h o g...] oh but oh WHICH SIDE R YOU ON when darkness is total & Nature weary when angels go postal & prophets become causes when Cronkite cried "oh NO!" on-air when his bet didn't win :remarked off-hand on a critical flaw in the human condition we'd completely missed w e co ul d m ee t ag ai n "l ik e th is" - -- - [p al m s sp la ye d in ju dg m en t o n th e su dd en ly la m e H em m in gw ay 's] [h e' s an e m is sa ry o f w ha t, wh y d oe s h e i ns ist ] planet's lap, a d r ipping sun [ a fresh & red El Greco ] in audio cortex Krakatoa's quantum echoes d o t o r X f o r Y O U A R E H E R E a nd sm a ll, d e e p w /i n c ra ni a l s p a c e a n in ne r no d d in g , p le a se d & k no w in g NO egoic warping, this is surely no distorting for the map indeed is placed f o r YOU may each breath suffice for yr hours are fixed, your bodies erase, in zillions of nodes unlink b-bus interval - power interrupt \\parking orbit assigned [ hope so elsewise death come quick for me & mine ] PA IN le t s u kn ow yo u' re a li ve , a nd c ou ld d ie ; PA IN t hi nk a Si gn , w a l in e sl ic in g th ro ug h it > ov en ' ll s tr t w/ o TI ME s el ec te d, O pt s. o nn ed > un wa iv ab le s te p is S ET TI NG A T EM P > th at ' s ju st w ha t is t ur ni ng a n ov en O N There really are ghosts, and some of them are Andy! eudemon Andy, of St. George the Martyr & the junkie park it fronts. How do you know when Andy is near? When bums find you inappropriate. When do- Why, when Andy is near! Andy was near, did not wanna know my every theory,shifted upwind when I tried to make chat [ i n a p p r o p r i a t e i . e . a m w a y f u n n i e r & h e u n f o r g i v i n g o f t h e k i n d o f h i g h ] china cat, china cat tiny cat, china cat : particle monster be ca u se be ca u se be ca u se o f th e ca u se t ha t ' it 's c al le d qu ee n s p a rk c a u se s he 's n ev er c o m in g ba ck i spoke the line aloud & alley did recede to an infinite enclosure, tall as it was long i spoke the line aloud :am now thane of my own shady corridor whatever remains announces itself >>it casts a shadow u 'r t o o m u c h d a t a a J a p a n e s e s h o o t 'e m u P , t o p -d o w n u 'r p o o r l y c o m p r e s s e d d ia l o g u e l o w b u l l e t s l o u D h a d a n i m m ig r a n t 's p o v e r t y w / n o s ib l in g s , c o u l d n o t c o l l u d e f o r q u a r t e r s , u k n e w a l l t h e e a r l y d e m o s i n t h e ir f r a m e & o r d e r serene upon the steaming green no grassblade bends obeisant round the phaeton disc nor whipping skirt of the gathering innocent low IN THE MAZON BATCAVES WHERE SAID SPIDERFACE HANGS, SHUDDERING, SAD, SACRIFICE FOR TH E LEAPING EMPEROR M I L L I P E D E w he n yo u th in k of y ou rs el f, do y ou th in k of a n im ag e? w ha t d o yo u m ak e of 'N ot hi ng 's o ka y' ? do pp le r w ai l is o ne d es pa iri ng S el f t o he lp an ot he r bu t a w ee pi ng , e ith er w ay ev e ry s te p , i 'm s e tt in g in p o rt ra it , g ra b b in g a t fl a s h e s , e y e s g o n e s p o tt y a rm s h e ld o u t lik e a ll th e w o rl d 's a w a rd o r g a n g p la n k i'm b e y o n d a ll a id , a m o ld o r z o m b ie s 'u're twice-decided, free all over' [ d r e a m b e i n g t o W h a l e ] 'over the mirror the perfectly relative never shall leave you ' [ you are not your own light, pls use the light that surrounds ] pi lo t w as as N ab ak ov s ai d, cr isp ly lin ed a t th e no st ril s pl an e as P la to 's id ea o f on our seat, a sleek & ancient cat whom i'll name Gypsy w e f o r m a m a c h in e o f m u t u a l a s c e n t t o t h o s e b e l o w a s t a r w a r d c l im b t h o h u s h w it h in t h e r u S h o f a ir a r o u n d u s the machine is real, it happens abstractly specialFX of a virtual vat remaindered of a stagecraft that A N Y F R A M E S U P E R -8 S E T IR E A D Y A N Y C R A C K E D A C T O R A M E N D A B L E N O W B Y T A R A N T IN O 'S C A S T IN G R E D E M P T IO N S Y O U are a t oo t h in the mouth o f a snake whose t a i l we're allholding >> we love you cannot seem wicked w/out being sexual & reverse close to the poles is neighbs. antoecial / cold war bold from bro, bro... to [still i'm gonna ] raajas erode, r cavo relievo, barely on a coin the Governor's a wonk in his man-at-work photo-op, still cupps phone with a coilcord f r ie n d a r e w e d o n e? m y p a r k in g c lo c k 's r u n a n d y o u r w o r ld 's o n f ir e ye several psychos, lords or churls ; charleses-incharge or their servile agents : [ s w u m i n b a c k w a s h r ev er b v o ic es d ee p a n d d ei fi c en to n in g y o u r d o o m ] [ a g lo b a l ta n n o y to c o u n t a lo u d t h e p il eu s p lu m es ]  the people were free to love one AND other  the workers did not sleep in chambers-for-one  each allowed the other ahead, such mute and groggy courtesies did abound a t c a s em en t a w a it s , a r m s o n s il l, a S IG H in g M A R IA : << IN TE R V EN E, A S S U A G E o r S H A M E o u r n o is o m e n ei g h b s . n ex t 2 A .M , p ls , p ls >> [ seventy stories up, it's the space around the notes enchant, curly scraps of cut-out dolls, each its own negative demand ] cc c aa a mm m pp p aa a ii i gg g nn n cc c aa a ss s cc c aa a dd d ee e ss s bb b ee e yy y oo o nn n dd d tt t hh h ee e hh h aa a ll l tt t ,, , ll l oo o nn n gg g mm o o tt ii o o nn '' ss aa ff t t ee rr t t hh oo u u gg hh t t : :: :: :: : pp hh aa nn tt oo mm tt rr aa jj ee cc tt ss pp ll yy -- ii nn gg oo nn tt hh rr uu hh ee aa dd ss mm aa nn each remains, retains its integrity their likeness hangs between them, they're as different as two beings must be d ip pi ng s un m y w or d do es b en d in s ym pa th y w ea ry remainder Read, radiant Bleed from what Orient script, Errant from what hang-line ? D ee p an d ea sy i n m y sl ee p, I co un t of f gh os ts l ik e sh ee p the overstock of heavenhell, flutter, convene about me [from to lig phot m darknes g ht: a oshoot ] s [SolsticeM ass /Arrivals' Record] [ speaker's circle, set in ceiling, slight relief :: : o u t r u s h m u c h l i k e a n g e l r y ] [parting sleeves translucent, suspended from the spars or shards of our gallery''s native architecture ] [ a n h is to r ic a l w h o le b ee n d o u b le -s tr u c k in A y el lo w y fr is s io n ] [ endless vitamin waves, spilling early Spring] [each emerging angle gives its tiny asterisms]