February 1, 2009

The Stage

composite silent movies
layer color forms
arranged figure combinations
Harpo Muybridge Marx
we are not play actors

seasonal spirit workers
disappearing reappearing ink
horse camera string synthesizer
prepared prepared player piano players play prepared player pianos perfectly
you can say it to yourself when you need to remember
PPPPPPPPPPPPP
Conlon's Equation of Metallic Reiteration
casting no shadow on the keyboard
outdoor stage lighting
provides the kaleidoscope breakfast cereal
delicious at all hours
we are not the chandelier food company

in the sickeningly melty plastic reality
the brightest orange you ever tasted in the back of your throat
tinsel haired
strutting on the matte black plywood
I don't play a cat version of myself
swinging my plush inanimate tail in circles
smirking over my shoulder at you and at the half empty cluster of lawn chairs