Saturday, 30 November 2024

The Modernist Imperative

The Chinese women behind the car park adjacent to the office complex
snorkelling in the shallow pool
massaging the ducks or maybe geese it was hard to tell
it's a specialised job and not one for me

My task unasked for was to inscribe verse on the walls
under silent, candlelit conditions
again behind the car park adjacent to the office complex
but in the chalky caves equipped with the finger sticks

The words were once in a sleeptime never to return
not for human consumption and consisting of the true conditions:
celebrity gossip, Black Friday deals and a list of our favorite stars
e.g. Arcturus, Alpha Ceti, Aldebaran - I could go on

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