PROVISIONAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY
like i'm an aardvark on the bra strap of anarchy, a wombat, some ridiculous horse, a camel w/ two heads
like it's wednesday, or in a noose, or the store's run out of ice cream
like an anthrax bodega, a packed synapse, a hydrogen nerve
like paralysis, sepia, or a dog w/ worms
"BAD OMENS ARE MY FAVORITE METAPHORS,
such as night", he said,
"or a cloud before breakfast,
hovering over
the river that many
believe is an image
of leaves' torn shadows
which takes the shape
of a short boat
immediately after
the rain brings nothing
but noise and cool
aluminum towards
the other shore,
a short passage
representing resolve
and the names of those
who will suffer if the doors'
and the courtyards' faded
hue should happen
to protrude", he said,
"in shapes difficult
to place but resembling
swallows and mulch
and, briefly,
gallons of yellow
gone orange and green."
Lisa Jarnot / melissa christine goodrum / L. Sze / Michael Whalen / Matt Reeck / Drew Baughman / Napoleon Id / Britni Jackson / Nicole Steinberg / Kelly Matthews / V.L. Bond / Ed Go / Katy Resch / Chip Livingston
