the witch hunt*
the stars speak in sign-language
a slow drum
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i should be scared
* Photo from squareamerica.com.
you shiver
andy andy
the.future.is.paper.mache. pepper.in.the.sky.sprinkles. of.salt.buy.in.to.sell.out.skip. the.rorschach.no.chance.to. change.your.mind.a.silent. bell.a.secret.to.share.a.lie.to. spread.a.detail.only.the.devil. could.find.a.dance.to.an. unbiblical.tune.a.spin.to.an. umbilical.chord.a.sin.from. the.start.until.the.moon.falls. you.are.in.complete.control. you.are.incomplete.control.
cupcakes and
bad dreams
even if he's not gone
kiss me
yunno, they die all the time. superheroes. they come and go. they get blown up. they get shot. they get thrown into moving traffic. into pits of crocodiles. into the sun.
i can't change
close your eyes
the talking pigs
under the paper trees
sit in chairs
and wear white sleeves
they speak great things
[and know terrible thoughts]
they paint pretty pictures
and they connect the dots
[day]
they huddle and meet
[preferably] in brick houses
together like secrets
stuck on the roofs of mouthes
they worship the signs
[and they sign the warships]
they pay to the lords
and pray to the lordships
and all the while
at work they sing:
never-the-less
always-the-more
anti-pro anti-pro
anti-pro some more
always-the-more
never-the-less
anti-pro anti-pro
anti-pro for less
the tired pigs
over the paper leaves
take off their ties
and roll up their sleeves
they huddle like livestock
[and pant like machines]
welcomed by animal slumber
[and plagued by human dreams]
[night]
they grasp and grope
as they hop into bed
they twist and turn
with the things they've said
the grey in their eyes
condense into black
[and the kingdom that once welcomed them
does not welcome them back]
and all the while
in sleep they hear:
anti-pro anti-pro
more or less
anti-pro anti-pro
anti-pro-gress
anti-pro for your country
it's not what you can do
anti-pro for your country
it's what it does to you
[anti-pro anti-pro
it's what it does to you]
* The symbol is that of the International Atomic Energy Agency. The piece isn't against them or anything (or at least, not that I am consciously aware of). I'm just fascinated by their symbol.
dropped
blind,
[ the black jewels