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NOTES ON A PRACTICE OF LITERARY DESPERATION
los-angelesALL THAT I CAN SAY IS THAT I AM SAYING SOMETHING IMPORTANT
DESPERATELY
EVEN WHILE REALIZING THAT THE GREAT "IT ALL" AMOUNTS TO NO-THING
LITERALLY
POETICS OF DIRT, DUST, EARTH, SHIT
AESTHETICS OF FILTH, GRIME, ALGAE, MICROCELLULAR ARCHITECTURE
MOVEMENT OF MEMORY, REPRESENTATIVE OF THOUGHT: STICKY GLUTINOUS PORRIDGE POURING OVER THE CONCRETIZED CRUST OF THE WORLD
FORMALISM OF THE VASE, GOURD, BUCKET: HOLY, NATURAL, FUNCTIONAL
TECHNIQUE OF STACKING, LAYERING, DIRECTIONAL FLOWS: AGAINST GRAVITY, STRATIFIED GEOLOGY, COSMOCOCIC CARTOGRAPHY
THIS WAY OF SPEAKING IN SMALL FRAGMENTS FOR EASE OF RETENTION
ALL THESE MYRIAD DECISIONS ONE MAKES IN SCULPTING THEIR NEURAL BRANCHES
I PONTIFICATE, I AM A PONTIFICATOR, PONTIFICATUS [office], PONTIFEX [high]
BUT FOR WHAT, OF WHAT, FOR WHOM, I DO NOT KNOW
EVERYDAY I WAKE UP AND HAVE THE SAME DESIRE TO ACCOMPLISH
THAT INFINITE TASK WHICH I KNOW WILL NEVER BE FINISHED
EXPERIENCE THE SAME DISAPPOINTMENT FOR HOW LITTLE WAS ACHIEVED
YESTERDAY
EVERYNIGHT I GO TO SLEEP DEPRESSED BY HOW LITTLE WAS ACCOMPLISHED
BUT ALSO STRENGTHENED BY THE FRESH TASKS UNEARTHED
IN MY ATTEMPTS TO EXECUTE THE PREVIOUS INFINITE TASKS
EVERYDAY MORE TASKS EVERYDAY LESS TIME TO ACCOMPLISH
EVERYDAY THE REALIZATION THAT NOTHING WILL BE COMPLETED
NOTHING SEALED EVERYTHING ALWAYS ALREADY OPENING UP
TO REVEL IN THIS CHAOS TO WADE FEARLESSLY INTO THIS DEEP ABYSS
IS ALL I WANT AND ALL I CAN AFFORD
EVERYDAY THAT FOLLOWS FLOWS FALLOW MINUTAE
YESTERDAY
MIND OF THE MORNING
MIND OF THE EVENING
MIND IN THE MORNING
MIND IN THE EVENING
METAPHORS FOR BODY:
SCRIM, MANIFOLD, FOG, HAZE, SPONGE, WEIGHT, RADIATOR, SACK, PUPPET, SHELL, BURDEN, SAUSAGE, TUBE, CONTAINER, PRISM, CONSTELLATION, TREE, STONE, DEATH, RED, AMOEBAE, BUILDING, GRAY, CAKE, CHASSIS, TENEMENT, COMPONENT, LIFE, BEIGE, FIELD, BED, FUSELAGE, PITH, HEART, PURPLE, TEXT, BULK, GROSS, WORK, ENCHILADA, AGGREGATE, QUANTUM, SOAP, BOX, VALLEY, REEF, BOTTLE, PILE, EGG, PINK, ROUND, "S", VISIBLE, SACCHARINE, WORM, HAIR, WAX, CHAIR, HOT, FAT