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Dream 29.11.2022
I was an invited attendee of a wedding. At least I understood it to be such an occasion, but it was more like a reception, ie a huge party. I was unaware of who the happy couple were, but I was there nevertheless; a reliable presence. The event was held at a sprawling Gothic compound, the centrepoint of which was a crumbling Victorian manse. It was ( Read more... ) -
Genius Trouble
Words get thrown around a lot. Just like balls. They roll, they bounce, they score. What a terrible, smelly analogy. But what's smellier than annals? The anus. I'm nearly certain that's a dad joke, but I'm no father. I have no day ( Read more... ) -
Berserk Chimneys
The streams of consciousnesses must flow again. I wasn't even sure this dusty old corner was still active, but it appears so. I don't know what my intentions are here; I never did, and that was part of the charm. But mumbling into the void is a valid therapy, and I remain, as ever, in need of help. -
The Immaculate Erection
Urban pacification are bullets and riot gear. Dull and beautiful, the scene swells like a symphony, and offers pedestrian inspirations. Principles are for children, to learn, to grow; a man is action. A man is what he does, his true labor. Parlor tricks and technical symmetry, plots dovetail like missile trails, deadly and certain. Who can emerge ( Read more... ) -
Dud
Subtlety
comes premium
and Age
is a commodity
The past won't last
beyond the horizon line
of your view
And in your tired mind
nothing's new
Rhythm
is elusive
these Words
so uneffusive
The fuse was lit
but it burned out quick
on a dud
And you think you're slick
covered in mud
Starved for catharsis
and staid with paralysis
wan and sexless
still and legless
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I Have No President
Isolation follows, when you’ve grown up with it, practically bathed in it, it is an ever-present companion. A crowded room, a packed metropolis, it doesn’t matter. It’s there like some homicidal wet nurse, ready to drown you in a last meal.
The scenery of isolation can be beautiful, or it can be hideous. Beautiful in the trees and mountains and ( Read more... ) -
Pledge of Allegiance (Revised)
I pledge allegiance to the brands of the United States of Corporate America. And to the business model, for which it stands. One profit, under God, indefensible, with liability and justice for some. -
R.E.M. - Remember Every Moment
Anyone who knows me beyond general acquaintance knows my favorite band is R.E.M. While it’s certainly a bit childish to carry “favorites” well into adulthood, there was always much more beyond the music that fascinated me where this band was concerned. They activated an obsessive compulsion in me that I’d never experienced before. Essentially, R.E. ( Read more... ) -
Acknowledgment
Everybody dies alone
and every car ride
or plane ride
or pill or cigarette
is like a dare to God
(or what passes for it
these days)
And I can’t say
I’m not afraid
but I know what I feel
is real
Every drink
every accomplishment
is a new worry
Every rule is to break
Every law
an embarrassment
“It doesn’t get any better
(or worse) than this”
such a condescending
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Independence Rings!
“At Home He’s a Tourist” - Gang of Four
“ATLiens” - OutKast
“Drunk Girls” - LCD Soundsystem
“Mother, We Just Can’t Get Enough” - New Radicals
“I Feel Cream” - Peaches
“Get Down” - War
“Statue of Liberty” - XTC
“Tightrope” - Janelle Monae
“Night Theme (Reprise)” - Iggy Pop & James Williamson
“Consolation Prizes” - Iggy Pop & James Williamson
“One Nation under ( Read more... )