23 theories of one second
(1988)
Published in Subterfuge issue of RAMPIKE, Vol. 6 No. 3, Toronto, 1988.
23 theories of one second
(1988)
Published in Subterfuge issue of RAMPIKE, Vol. 6 No. 3, Toronto, 1988.
Resist politics, become all symbols
reintegrate your vision, become all light
resist products, become all things.
—David Life
OPEN YOUR MOUTH AND LET THE AIR OUT
WE KEEP HATE IN US, I WILL HATE ANYONE THAT NEEDS TO BE HATED
YOU ARE, THE BONDAGE THAT YOUR SELF NEGLECTS
TAKE CARE, OF THE NEEDS YOU DENY
BY THE PROCESS OF ELIMINATION ELIMINATE THE PROCESS
YOU ARE NOTHING, BECOME
KNOWLEDGE IS POWER, I DON’T KNOW YOU
PEOPLE ARE IMPORTANT, BUT THEY DON’T MATTER
CRUSH THOSE STEPS THAT ARE NOT TRUE
COMMIT MURDER ON ASYLUM MARRIED MAN AGED 43, THAT COULD BE YOU
FIGHT DEATH UNTIL DEATH PROVES TO BE A CONTRADICTION SO FAR
LIPSTICK ON ALL STATUES
HAVE THE STATURE TO MOURN, TO DIE IN YOUR OWN STATUE
WE TEACH WE THE IMAGE OF LOVE, SO WE GIVE IT AWAY
ALL PANIC IS NECESSARY, AND I NEED YOU
SPEAK THE UNSPEAKABLE, EXERCISE THE EXORCISM
YOU DON’T NEED QUESTIONS TO HAVE ANSWERS
EXPERIMENT WITH DIALOGUES ON ONE FOOT, TALK TO YOURSELF
ARRIVE AFTER YOU HAVE LEFT, IMPERSONATOR IMPERSONATING
WE QUICKEN THE FACE OF OUR ACTIONS, THEY BECOME WAR
TO SET FIRES ON A FLAT EARTH IS TO DESTROY YOUR ENEMIES
EVERY BOOK IS A FAILURE TO OPEN THE MOUTH
LET THE SUN SWALLOW THE PRISON